They made a film about the suppression of the media in Sri Lanka a week after the civil war ended, the success of which allowed them to work in television.
[1] Though based in London, the couple followed their work in post-conflict areas around the world, living in several places, including Berlin.
[1] During this period of making work for television, Gunaratne wrote their first novel, In Our Mad and Furious City.
[1] Its story is set in and around a north west London council estate,[4] in the 48 hours following a killing reminiscent of the 2013 murder of Lee Rigby.
[7][8] In Our Mad and Furious City deals with "questions about Britain’s divided society and capturing the nuances of urban life".