Is Shane the best screenwriter out there?

[antosarmy]

I have just watched This is England '88.  I've had to reach for the box of fags as the three part serial reached its climax.  I have never seen a drama written with such an accurate empathy and portrayal of how people think, and behave.  Shane's depiction of Lol's downward spiral into depression and ultimately suicide was so accurate.  How Lol could not manage at first and slowly but surely her increasing symptoms, played outstandingly by Vicky McClure, took a gradual dive was so superbly written.  I am beside myself at how accurately this man has written not just this thread in the show but all of the threads.  He "gets" people and life so fantastically well.  I would gladly watch anything penned by him in the future.  I need to go for a walk with my dog now after watching that.  So good.  So thought provoking.

Write on Shane.