Edward Canfor-Dumas (born 1957) is a novelist and an award-winning TV scriptwriter – and a specialist in conflict management.
After winning a scholarship to Latymer Upper School, Hammersmith, he read English Literature at New College, Oxford.
After a period as a comedy writer and performer he started penning scripts for popular television series such as The Bill and Kavanagh QC.
His first major feature-length programme was Tough Love, a powerful drama about police corruption, starring Ray Winstone.
He then wrote the drama for the highly acclaimed BBC drama-documentary Pompeii: The Last Day, which was nominated for a BAFTA, and followed this in 2005 with Supervolcano.