International bestselling author and award winning screenwriter Lynda La Plante, formed La Plante Productions 14 years ago and in that time the company has produced an impressive slate of innovative dramas for the UK and US market. The slate includes: Widows, The Governor, Supply and Demand, Killer Net, The Commander, Trial and Retribution, Prime Suspect and Above Suspicion for ITV.
La Plante was awarded a creative writing
scholarship to Liverpool’s John Moores University and is an honorary member of the British Film Institute. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has also awarded Lynda with the Dennis Potter Writers Award.
Lynda was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in 2008.
Books penned by Lynda La Plante include: The Legacy, Bella Mafia, Entwined, Cold Shoulder, Cold Blood, Cold Heart, Sleeping Cruelty, Royal Flush, Above Suspicion, The Red Dahlia and Clean Cut have all been international best-sellers.