James Thorpe is a Canadian television producer and television writer.

Career

James Thorpe began his career writing, producing and directing series and special programming for several television stations in

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. He received international acclaim with over 35 awards for writing and producing ( International Film & TV Festival of New York Award, the Can-Pro Award, and two international BPME Awards (Broadcast Promotion & Marketing Executives)). Later Thorpe worked for

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in the United States. He wrote and produced campaigns for such popular television programs as ''Murder, She Wrote, The Cosby Show, Murphy Brown'' and many others. During his five years at CBS, Thorpe received numerous awards, including three

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, six Telly Awards, five Beatty Awards, two International Film & TV Festival Awards, and the Clio Award. After moving to

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, he focused solely on script writing. He worked for the Warner Brothers Studio. Since then, he is writing and producing in North America and Europe for both film and television, including series such as '' Outer Limits'', '' Highlander'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Relic Hunter'', ''

Adventure Inc. ''Adventure Inc.'' is a dramatised adventure television series produced primarily in Canada which aired from 30 September 2002 to 12 May 2003. It was a co-production of Fireworks Entertainment (Canada), Tribune Entertainment (United States), M6 ...

'', ''

Young Blades ''Young Blades'' is a 13-episode historical fantasy television series that aired on PAX TV from January to June 2005, inspired by Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel ''The Three Musketeers''. Thirteen episodes were made before cancellation. Plot Set in ...

'', ''

The Jane Show ''The Jane Show'' is a Canadian television sitcom produced by Shaftesbury Films that was shown on Global from 2006 to 2007. The series stars Teresa Pavlinek as Jane Black, an aspiring novelist who takes a corporate job after her life undergoes a ...

'', ''

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'', '' Wild Roses'' and ''

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''. He also wrote a novel in a new mystery/detective series.

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