Matthew Graham is a British television writer, and the co-creator of the BBC/Kudos Film and Television science fiction series Life on Mars, which debuted in 2006 on BBC One and has received international critical acclaim.
He began his career writing for the soap opera EastEnders and the children's drama Byker Grove, both for BBC One. In the 1990s he wrote for the popular BBC Two drama series This Life, and created and wrote the post-apocalyptic drama serial The Last Train for ITV. He has also written episodes for Spooks, Hustle and wrote "Fear Her", an episode of the 2006 series of Doctor Who.
Ashes to Ashes, a Life on Mars spin-off which he co-created with Life on Mars writer/co-creator Ashley Pharoah, was first broadcast on BBC One 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 Life on Mars, developed by David E. Kelley, creator of Ally McBeal, for broadcast in the 2007/08 midseason.
In 2006 he formed Monastic Productions with the writer Ashley Pharoah. Monastic Productions are involved in the Life on Mars spin-off Ashes to Ashes and co-producing Bonekickers, 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.
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Matthew Graham is a British television writer, and the co-creator of the BBC/Kudos Film and Television science fiction series Life on Mars, which debuted in 2006 on BBC One and has received international critical acclaim.
He began his career writing for the soap opera EastEnders and the children's drama Byker Grove, both for BBC One. In the 1990s he wrote for the popular BBC Two drama series This Life, and created and wrote the post-apocalyptic drama serial The Last Train for ITV. He has also written episodes for Spooks, Hustle and wrote "Fear Her", an episode of the 2006 series of Doctor Who.
Ashes to Ashes, a Life on Mars spin-off which he co-created with Life on Mars writer/co-creator Ashley Pharoah, was first broadcast on BBC One 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 Life on Mars, developed by David E. Kelley, creator of Ally McBeal, for broadcast in the 2007/08 midseason.
In 2006 he formed Monastic Productions with the writer Ashley Pharoah. Monastic Productions are involved in the Life on Mars spin-off Ashes to Ashes and co-producing Bonekickers, 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.
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