He told me that his father was in hospital after having a heart attack and the only way he could communicate was through blinking. It planted the seed of an idea for a play.

I'm very pleased as Michael is a great director but I would still love to see a full production of Blink on stage in the future.

The play is now about dealing with the horrific experience of being abused. The whole John Owen case impacted greatly on the original story. It happens with all plays - you find they take on a life of their own.

I've written the play for my friends and for those I don't know who suffered horrific abuse at the hands of this man.

In the end, it is our defiance that redeems us. If wolves had a religion – if there was a religion of the wolf – that it is what it would tell us.

These allegations strike to the heart of the integrity of the police and integrity of the Met and I fundamentally reject them. There is no cover-up.