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

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/ Kudos Film and Television science fiction series ''

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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

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bicycle courier teen drama ''Streetwise'' in 1990, co-penning every episode of its second and third series. Following this, he moved to the BBC to write for fellow children's dramas '' Byker Grove'' and '' The Biz'', as well as ''

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''. Graham then wrote for the popular

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drama series '' This Life'', and created and wrote the

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drama serial '' The Last Train'' for ITV. He also wrote episodes for '' Spooks'' and '' Hustle'', and " Fear Her", an episode of the 2006 series of ''

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''. '' Ashes to Ashes'', a ''Life on Mars'' sequel which he co-created with ''Life on Mars'' writer/co-creator

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, was first broadcast on

on 8 January 2008, to an audience of 7 million, according to overnight figures. In the US, ABC commissioned a remake of ''Life on Mars'', also to be called ''

'', developed by David E. Kelley, creator of ''

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'', 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 '' Bonekickers'', a 6-part drama series about archaeology set in

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. 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. '' Eternal Law'' 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 " The Rebel Flesh" and "

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". His adaptation of the novel '' Childhood's End'' 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 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, Matthew Living people British male television writers British television writers British screenwriters British male screenwriters British soap opera writers Place of birth missing (living people) British television show creators Year of birth missing (living people)