Writer
Chris Murray
Chris Murray created two series for the BBC: medical series Doctors, now in its 19th season, with over 3000 episodes the most successful British daytime drama ever and Merseybeat, a police procedural that ran for four seasons with Chris becoming Executive Producer and Showrunner for last two. Prior to screenwriting he spent a relatively successful decade as one half of a stand-up comedian duo.
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In tandem with the above, his long-held private passion for the occult and paranormal led to work on series such as Sea Of Souls and in recent years, following a Masters degree in the subject, he has shifted original work in this direction.
Known for
Midsomer Murders1997
EastEnders1985
Lewis2007
Casualty1986
New Tricks2004
Agatha Raisin2016
Van der Valk2020
The Bill1984
Filmography
- 2023Cannes ConfidentialSeriesWriter, Creator
- 2020Van der ValkSeriesWriter, Executive Producer, Creator
- 2016Agatha RaisinSeriesWriter
- 2009MissingSeriesWriter
- 2007LewisSeriesWriter
- 2006Waterloo RoadSeriesWriter
- 2006Wild at HeartSeriesWriter
- 2004New TricksSeriesWriter
- 2004Sea of SoulsSeriesWriter
- 2001MerseybeatSeriesWriter, Consulting Producer, Co-Producer, Creator
- 2000DoctorsSeriesWriter, Creator
- 1999Holby CitySeriesWriter
- 1999Always and EveryoneSeriesWriter
- 1998City CentralSeriesWriter
- 1997Midsomer MurdersSeriesWriter, Screenplay
- 1996London BridgeSeriesWriter
- 1993Peak PracticeSeriesWriter
- 1986CasualtySeriesWriter
- 1985EastEndersSeriesWriter
- 1984The BillSeriesWriter