Veteran producer/writer/showrunner and ex-Head of Drama Development at the BBC where he is best known for his work on Howards Way (amongst so many other titles), Thompson is the founder of the Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment Group and created many titles within Cloud 9's portfolio of programming, which have been exported to over 100 countries throughout the world. Credits include The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson, Return to Treasure Island, William Shatner's A Twist in the Tale, The Enid Blyton Adventure and Secret Series, The Legend of William Tell within Cloud 9's Classic Collection in association with CLT-UFA. His numerous other credits include the iconic series The Tribe. Thompson featured in Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Honours List and has been elected to the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to television. A passionate wine enthusiast and champion of the natural world, he owns Tirohana Estate and is also an active philanthropist through the charity he settled (and acts as its current chair), the Cloud 9 Children's Foundation.
