11 Facts About Robert Thorogood

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Robert Thorogood was born on 1972 and is an English screenwriter and novelist.

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Robert Thorogood is the creator of the BBC One murder mystery series Death in Paradise.

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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 on the second series, three of the third series, and one episode in each of the following series, except for the tenth series.

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In 2020 it was announced that Robert Thorogood was writing a brand new murder mystery novel, The Marlow Murder Club.

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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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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.