Melvin Burgess is a British author of children's fiction. His first book, The Cry of the Wolf, was published in 1990. He gained a certain amount of notoriety in 1996 with the publication of Junk, which dealt with the controversial idea of heroin-addicted teenagers. Junk soon became one of the best-known young adult books of the decade. He lives in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, with his partner Anita.
Ibinabo Jack is an English actress, known for her role as Theresa Sutton on the BBC soap opera Doctors and as DC Jacqueline Williams on the ITV crime drama television series Vera. She has also appeared in theatre productions including Dream Girls, Hot Stuff, Rent and The Legend of The Lion King.