In this Actor Awareness Q&A we have the incredible industry powerhouse that is Danny Brocklehurst, fresh off his most recent BAFTA nominations for Brassic.

Danny is a BAFTA and International Emmy winning screenwriter who has written on some of the biggest UK dramas of recent years. Credits include BRASSIC, SHAMELESS, CLOCKING OFF, ORDINARY LIES, THE ACCUSED and many more.

Between 1992 and 1999, Danny worked as a freelance journalist for a range of publications including The Guardian, The Big Issue, The Manchester Evening News and City Life. Since leaving journalism he has worked as a full-time scriptwriter. Danny won a BAFTA for his work on Shameless series one and was nominated for a Best Writer BAFTA for series two of Clocking Off. He was featured in the writers section of the Broadcast Hot 100 in 2007.

We will be discussing his gift for portraying working class stories, how he made the transition between journalism and script writing and also all the questions you want to ask to