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Matthew Graham is a British television writer, and the co-creator of the

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'', which debuted in 2006 on

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and has received international critical acclaim.

Career

Graham began his career writing for the soap opera '' EastEnders'' and the children's drama ''

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'', both for

. In the 1990s, he wrote for the popular BBC Two drama series ''

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'', and created and wrote the

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drama serial '' The Last Train'' for ITV. He has also written episodes for '' Spooks'' and '' Hustle'', and he wrote "

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", an episode of the 2006 series of '' Doctor Who''. '' Ashes to Ashes'', a ''Life on Mars'' sequel which he co-created with ''Life on Mars'' writer/co-creator Ashley Pharoah, was first broadcast on

on 8 January 2008, to an audience of 7 million, according to overnight figures. In the US,

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commissioned a remake of ''Life on Mars'', also to be called ''

'', developed by

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, creator of '' Ally McBeal'', for broadcast in the 2007/08 midseason. In 2006, Graham formed Monastic Productions with Pharoah (co-creator of ''Life on Mars''). Monastic Productions are involved in the ''Life on Mars'' spin-off ''Ashes to Ashes'', as well as in co-producing ''

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'', a 6-part drama series about archaeology set in Bath. Both series are productions for BBC One. ''Bonekickers'' was not renewed after the first series, but ''Ashes to Ashes'' completed its third and final series in May 2010. In November 2010, Graham announced the production of a new television series co-created with Pharoah for ITV. ''

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'' tells the story of two angels who are sent to Earth to assist in the salvation of mankind as lawyers in a York law firm. He also confirmed that he would be returning to the world of ''Doctor Who'' in 2011, writing the fifth and sixth episodes of the sixth series, a two-part story entitled "

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" and "

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". His adaptation of the novel ''

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'' aired on Syfy in December 2015. He wrote “The Hood Maker”, the first episode in the

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series '' Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams,'' which first aired in September 2017.

Writing credits

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Radio Wiltshire interview with Matthew Graham

Participant in the Café of Ideas creative community based in Bath, UK
*http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8115817/Screenwriters-clash-over-state-of-TV-drama.html
Matthew Graham Interview with Best British TV
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