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name: "Stephen Thompson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/steve-thompson"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 January 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T04:28:24.863020+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Stephen Thompson

Writer. Born 1 January 1967 in London.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 January 1967, London
- **Active:** 2005–2010
- **Also known as:** Steve Thompson
- **Works often with:** Colm McCarthy, Euros Lyn, Mark Gatiss, Neville Kidd, Nick Hurran, Rachel Talalay

## Biography

Stephen Thompson, also credited as Steve Thompson, is a British playwright and screenwriter. He studied at the University of Warwick and worked as a mathematics teacher for twelve years before turning to writing. His first play, Damages, premiered at the Bush Theatre in 2004, after which he became writer-in-residence there and had several further stage works produced.

Thompson's television career began with episodes of Doctors in 2005. He wrote for Sherlock from 2010, contributing episodes across its first three series in collaboration with Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss. He also wrote three episodes of Doctor Who between 2011 and 2014. He created the series Jericho (2016) and Vienna Blood (2019–2024), and co-created Leonardo (2021).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, shannonsullivan.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Sherlock* (2010), Fi1m 78, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/sherlock.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Doctor Who* (2005), Writer

## Also known for

- *Young Sherlock* (2026), Writer
- *Leonardo* (2021), Writer
- *Prime Target* (2025), Writer
- *Vienna Blood* (2019), Writer
- *Deep State* (2018), Writer
- *Silk* (2011), Writer
- *Upstairs Downstairs* (2010), Writer

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