1. Robert Thorogood created the BBC One murder mystery series Death in Paradise as well as co-created two spin-off shows from it, Beyond Paradise and Return to Paradise.
11 Facts About Robert Thorogood
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Robert Thorogood won France Film's "En Route to France" award in 2012.
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Robert Thorogood read History at Downing College, Cambridge, where he toured with the university's student comedy troupe Footlights in 1993 and was elected president in 1994.
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In 2008, Robert Thorogood entered the inaugural Red Planet Prize and was a chosen finalist, where he was able to pitch his 'Copper in the Caribbean' idea to Tony Jordan.
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Robert Thorogood wrote five episodes of the first series of Death in Paradise.
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Robert Thorogood wrote two episodes of the second series, three of the third series, two of the sixth and seventh series, and one episode in each of the others up until series nine.
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In 2018, it was announced that Robert Thorogood was showrunning Trackers, a major new TV series set in South Africa, and an adaptation of the novel Trackers by Deon Meyer.
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In 2020 it was announced that Robert Thorogood was writing a new murder mystery novel, The Marlow Murder Club.
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PBS and UKTV greenlit a television adaptation of The Marlow Murder Club, written by Robert Thorogood and starring Samantha Bond, in June 2023.
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Robert Thorogood was a guest speaker at the 2012 London Screenwriters Festival.
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Robert Thorogood has been an after-dinner speaker at the Dagger Awards for the Crime Writers Association in 2017 and Bristol Crimefest in both 2018 and 2019.