Brian B. Thompson
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Brian B. Thompson is a British television and radio writer whose work includes BBC1 children's show Byker Grove
, for which he penned over 50 episodes. He also created the continuing detective series Trueman and Riley
, broadcast on BBC7 and BBC Radio 4. Other credits include Grafters, The Bill
and Revelations (all for ITV) and an episode of Great Railway Journeys of the World for the BBC in 1980.
Byker Grove
Byker Grove was a British television series which aired between 1989 and 2006 and was created by Adele Rose. The show was broadcast at 5.10pm after Newsround on CBBC on BBC One...
, for which he penned over 50 episodes. He also created the continuing detective series Trueman and Riley
Trueman and Riley
Trueman and Riley is a British radio drama series written by Brian B. Thompson and starring Robert Daws and Duncan Preston. Originally named Trueman it began life as a BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play on 17 April 2002 with Detective Inspector Trueman being called back to work after a nervous breakdown in...
, broadcast on BBC7 and BBC Radio 4. Other credits include Grafters, The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
and Revelations (all for ITV) and an episode of Great Railway Journeys of the World for the BBC in 1980.