My gorgeous, talented friend, the amazing Gemma Head, has died. She had secondary breast cancer and was just 44 years old.  

Gemma was a complete one-off. Smart, funny, kick-ass, hugely talented and an all-round brilliant gem! A very dear friend of mine, we met on the West Yorkshire Playhouse's "SoYouWantToBeAWriter" scheme...

I recently met Sally Wainwright at a Q&A at Huddersfield University.  She is a real hero of mine.  I first got acquainted with her work watching At Home With the Braithwaites.  Then more recently, Happy Valley, which is just mind-blowing TV.  She writes strong female characters, which I love, and actually states that she finds women...