Harry Thompson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Harry Thompson
Occupation	Tv Producer
Date Of Birth	Feb 6, 1960(1960-02-06)
Age	64
Date Of Death	2005-11-07
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aquarius

Harry Thompson Biography

Harry Thompson is one of the most popular and richest TV Producer who was born on February 6, 1960 in London, England, United Kingdom. He is remembered for his famed career as a TV comedy writer and producer. He worked on popular British series like Never Mind the Buzzcocks, You Only Live Once, Have I Got News for You and You Only Live Once.

He was a writer for The 11 O’Clock Show in Britain, and was responsible for creating the famous actor Sacha Cohen’s “Ali G”.

Harry William Thompson (6 February 1960 – 7 November 2005) was an English radio and television producer, comedy writer, novelist and biographer. He was the creator of the dark humour television series Monkey Dust, screened between 2003 and 2005.

In the 1980s, several independent producers realised that BBC Radio 4 had a number of comedy shows that could be successfully converted to television. Among them was the company Hat Trick Productions, who decided to adapt The News Quiz for television in 1989. Jimmy Mulville, the company’s managing director, asked Thompson to produce this venture, which first appeared in 1990 as Have I Got News For You. It was Thompson who selected Angus Deayton to present the show, with Ian Hislop and Paul Merton as the team leaders. He oversaw the production of the show for 93 episodes over five series. He later remarked that when the show first began, he was extremely confident, considering it to be “the best comedy show on TV. It never occurred to me that anything else could be better… I know it sounds arrogant”. Have I Got News For You initially screened on BBC 2, but proved enough of a success that by 2000 it had been moved to BBC 1.

Fiona Duff, his wife and mother of his sons, was left to Fiona by Victoria Coren , an English journalist and poker player. He married Lisa Whadcock, his second wife, on the same day he died from lung cancer.

Harry Thompson Net Worth

Harry Thompson is one of the richest Tv Producer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Harry Thompson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He earned a history degree at Brasenose College in Oxford University. Later, he was an apprentice for BBC’s Newsnight.

He was the creator and writer of Monkey Dust, a darkly comic cartoon series for adults.

Harry William Thompson was born on 6 February 1960 in London. His father was a marketing manager who worked for The Guardian, while his mother was a teacher who campaigned for higher standards to education. He attended the private, fee-paying school Highgate School before going on to study History at Brasenose College, Oxford University. It was there that he became editor of the university newspaper, Cherwell, working alongside arts editor Roly Keating, the future controller of BBC 2.

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Who is Harry Thompson Dating?

According to our records, Harry Thompson married to Lisa Whadcock. As of December 1, 2023, Harry Thompson’s is not dating anyone.

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Thompson was married to Fiona Duff. They had two children, Betty and Bill. The breakdown of their marriage became public in 1997 when Duff wrote an article about Thompson’s affair with a 25-year-old woman (later revealed to be Victoria Coren) in the Daily Mail. In 2003 Thompson began a relationship with Lisa Whadcock; they met after she wrote a fan letter to Thompson about Monkey Dust.

Facts & Trivia

Harry Ranked on the list of most popular TV Producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Harry Thompson celebrates birthday on February 6 of every year.

In 2003, Thompson, alongside Shaun Pye, created and wrote the adult cartoon comedy Monkey Dust. The programme was known for its dark humour and handling of taboo topics such as bestiality, murder, suicide and paedophilia. There were three series broadcast on BBC Three between 2003 and 2005; no further series were made following Thompson’s death from lung cancer. In 2003, The Observer listed him as one of the 50 funniest or most influential people in British comedy, citing Monkey Dust as evidence: “the most subversive show on television. The topical animated series is dark and unafraid to tackle taboo subjects such as paedophilia, taking us to Cruel Britannia, a creepy place where the public are hoodwinked by arrogant politicians and celebrities. This edgy show doesn’t always work, but when it does there is nothing quite like it”. More recently a Guardian critic called it “a wonderful programme… perhaps the best thing in Thompson’s formidable CV”.

Top Facts about Harry Thompson

1. Harry Thompson was an English novelist and biographer.
2. He was born on February 6, 1960, in London.
3. Thompson wrote several books including “This Thing of Darkness.”
4. He worked as a producer for TV shows like “Have I Got News For You.”
5. Thompson died on November 7, 2005, at the age of 45.
6. His cause of death was lung cancer.
7. Thompson’s book “The Gangs of Manchester” is a popular history text.
8. He co-founded the independent production company Talkback Productions.
9. Thompson won a BAFTA award for his work on “Da Ali G Show.”
10. His final novel, “Stevie Silver,” was published posthumously in 2006.

Who is Harry Thompson PDA?

Harry Thompson is an Autistic PDA adult , he is the author of the bestselling book – PDA Paradox, a public speaker, autistic educator, PDA ambassador, consultant & self-advocate. His audiences receive invaluable insights into neurodivergent experience, often delivered with controversial humour & brutal honesty.

What happened to Harry Thompson?

Harry Thompson, who has died of lung cancer aged 45, was one of the most successful television comedy producers of the last 20 years, delighting millions of viewers with such enduring hits as Have I Got News for You, They Think it’s All Over and Never Mind the Buzzcocks.

What is PDA disorder?

Pathological demand avoidance (PDA) is a profile that describes those whose main characteristic is to avoid everyday demands and expectations to an extreme extent.

What is PDA PDA society?

PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) is widely understood to be a profile on the autism spectrum, involving the avoidance of everyday demands and the use of ‘social’ strategies as part of this avoidance. PDA individuals share autistic characteristics and also have many of the ‘key features’ of a PDA profile.

Where is Harry Hollyoaks?

Parry left Hollyoaks in July 2019 after his character, Harry, was killed by resident serial killer Breda McQueen.