Matthew Thomas

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Film, TV & Theatre

Agent: Sean Gascoine

Sean Gascoine

Associate Agent: Annie Shipton

ashipton@unitedagents.co.uk

Film, TV & Theatre

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Matthew is the co-creator and lead writer of MISSED CALL, a 5-part thriller set in the South of France starring Joanna Scanlan, Robert Lindsay and Rupert Graves that filmed summer 2025 for C5 & TF1.

He's also reimagining a classic detective series for Company Pictures, and recently adapted a detective novel for Todd Berger / Buccaneer Media.

Since 2005 Matthew has written over forty hours of produced prime time drama for the BBC, ITV, Netflix, ZDF, Channel 5, Sky and Acorn TV including episodes of NEW TRICKS, THE LAST DETECTIVE, MARCELLA, AGATHA RAISIN, QUEENS OF MYSTERY plus serial killer movie THE CHAMELEON.

In Development

Production	Company	Notes
UNTITLED POLICE DRAMA 2024	Company Pictures	Detective Series
THE PRODIGAL	Vox Pictures / Rainmaker	Original Detective Series
UNTITLED DETECTIVE DRAMA	December Films/ Buccaneer Media	Adaptation of detective novel
DOWN RIVER	Big Light Productions / Tomorrow Studios	Original Thriller TV Series
THE DLC	Amaze Film & TV	TV Series
FIRST FROST	Free at Last TV	3 x 90 adaptation of young DS Jack Frost novel

Television

Production	Company	Notes
QUEENS OF MYSTERY 2 2021	Acorn TV / Sly Fox	90 min Starring Julie Graham, Siobhan Redmond, Sarah Woodward & Florence Hall
AGATHA RAISIN 4 2021	Free at Last TV	90 min Starring Ashley Jensen & Mathew Horne
MARCELLA 3 2019	ITV / Netflix / Buccaneer Media	60 min. Starring Anna Friel
QUEENS OF MYSTERY: 'Death by Vinyl' 2018	Acorn TV / Sly Fox	90 min Starring Julie Graham, Olivia Vinall, Mark Heap, Con O’Neill and Siobhan Redmond
THE CHAMELEON 2015	Discovery US / October Films	3 x 42 min TV version and 120 min feature version Fully scripted serial killer drama based on a true story starring Joseph Millson, Amy Manson, Sarah-Jane Potts & Antonia Campbell-Hughes
VALENTINE'S KISS 2014	ZDF/ Channel 5 / Gate TV	2 x 90 min Starring Rupert Graves & Eliza Bennett
UNKNOWN HEART 2013	ZDF / Channel 5 / Gate TV	2 x 90 min Starring Greg Wise, Jane Seymour, James Fox, Julian Sands and Carolina Vera
THE OTHER WIFE 2012	ZDF / Channel 5 / Gate TV	2 x 90 min Starring John Hannah, Rupert Everett and Natalia Worner
NEW TRICKS: 'Moving Target' 2011	BBC1/Wall to Wall Television	60 min 9.4 million viewers Most watched programme on TV that week. 3rd highest rating for New Tricks ever.
THIS SEPTEMBER 2011	ZDF/Channel 5/Gate TV	4 x 90 min Starring Charles Dance, Eileen Atkins, Harriet Walter, Michael Brandon, Anthony Higgins, Rebecca Night
NEW TRICKS: 'Good Morning Lemmings' 2010	BBC1/Wall to Wall Television	60 min Pick of The Day in The Times, the Guardian, TV Times, Daily Mail etc
NEW TRICKS: 'Death of a Timeshare Salesman' 2009	BBC1/Wall to Wall Television	60 min Pick of The Day in The Times, Telegraph, TV Times, Daily Mail, Daily Express etc
FOUR SEASONS 2009	ZDF/Channel 5/Gate TV	4 x 90 min Starring Tom Conti, Senta Berger, Michael York, Juliet Mills, Frank Finlay
RISK WORTH TAKING 2008	ZDF/Channel 5/Gate TV	90 min Adaptation of a Robin Pilcher novel. Starring James Wilby, Tim Dutton, Olivia Hallinan
STARTING OVER 2007	ZDF/Channel 5/Gate TV	90 min. Adaptation of a Robin Pilcher novel. Starring Iain Glen, Rutger Hauer
THE LAST DETECTIVE: 'Once Upon A Time On The Westway' 2007	Granada/ITV 1	75 min Pick of The Day in Radio Times, The Times, the Guardian, The Independent etc
THE LAST DETECTIVE: 'The Man From Montevideo' 2007	Granada/ITV 1	75 min Pick of The Day in the Guardian, TV Times, The Sun, The Times, The Observer etc
THE LAST DETECTIVE: 'Towpaths of Glory' 2005	Granada/ITV 1	69 min Pick of The Day in Radio Times, Evening Standard, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail etc