# Brian B. Thompson

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**Brian B. Thompson** is a BAFTA-nominated British television, theatre and radio writer whose work includes *[Byker Grove](/source/Byker_Grove)*, *[Grafters](/source/Grafters)*, *[The Bill](/source/The_Bill)* and *[Coronation Street](/source/Coronation_Street)*. He also created the detective series *[Trueman and Riley](/source/Trueman_and_Riley)*, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra from 2002 to 2012 (Producer, [Toby Swift](/source/Toby_Swift)). Brian co-created the regional soap *Quayside* (Director [Tom Hooper](/source/Tom_Hooper)) for [Tyne Tees TV](/source/Tyne_Tees_TV), and worked on the first series of *Revelations* for [Granada Television](/source/Granada). Theatre includes *Derby Day* (London Fringe Awards, Best Comedy) produced by Yorkshire Theatre Company. Thompson has also written a number of radio plays including *Soap Gets in Your Eyes* (Friday Play) and *Full English* (Afternoon Play).

## External links

- [Brian B. Thompson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1429613/) at IMDb
- [\[1\]](http://www.brianbthompson.co.uk)
- [Radio Plays by Brian B Thompson](http://www.suttonelms.org.uk/brianbthompson.html)

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