Andrew Wreggitt

Andrew Wreggitt (born 1955) is a Canadian television writer and producer from Calgary, Alberta.[1]

He began his career as a writer for the television series The Beachcombers in the 1980s.[2] In this era he was also a writer of poetry,[1] as well as the stage play The Wild Guys in collaboration with his wife Rebecca Shaw.[3] He later became a writer for North of 60 in the 1990s, being promoted to executive story editor by 1996.[4] Following the end of the regular series in 1997, he wrote a number of standalone television films as part of the franchise.[5]

He was subsequently a writer for the drama series Black Harbour,[1] and for several of the Joanne Kilbourn series of mystery television films.

In 2002–03, he created and wrote for the detective drama Tom Stone.[6] He subsequently also wrote for the television series Heartland, Pure and Fortunate Son, and the television films Mayerthorpe, Jack, Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story and Borealis.

  1. ^ a b c Ken McGoogan, "Wreggitt keeps poetic fire burning". Calgary Herald, February 21, 1998.
  2. ^ "Entertainment Briefs". Calgary Herald, December 20, 1989.
  3. ^ Brian Brennan, "Drumming up the beast". Calgary Herald, September 26, 1992.
  4. ^ Ken McGoogan, "Tension boils on North of 60: This year's story line is one of CBC's `best-kept' secrets". Calgary Herald, April 22, 1996.
  5. ^ Bob Blakey, "North of 60 reincarnates as made-for-TV movie: New movie could lead to future reunions". Calgary Herald, July 28, 1998.
  6. ^ Bonnie Malleck, "CBC premires Calgary comedy-drama". Hamilton Spectator, February 25, 2002.