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Radio London,22 Aug 2025,21 mins

Melissa Osborne, Screenwriter

Listed Londoner

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Melissa Osborne is a screenwriter best known for the film My Fault: London. As a teenager she was an aspiring ballet dancer, but in 1987 she made the decision to come to London, landing in Mile End and Queen Mary University, where she studied English and Drama. After graduating, she lived all over the capital - in Bow, Kennington, Holland Park and West Hampstead - but, in an attempt to launch an acting career, she moved to LA. It was while there, that Melissa found she had a talent for screenwriting. Now, she’s back in the UK. My Fault: London has achieved global success on Amazon Prime, and her latest film My Oxford Year is out on Netflix. Melissa Osborne reveals her favourite haunts, memories, pet hates and everything in between with Robert Elms.

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