Matthew Read is known for Only God Forgives (2013), Peaky Blinders (2013) and Valhalla Rising (2009). Adapted the screenplay for Pusher (2012), the remake of Pusher (1996), the original film by his often collaborator, Nicolas Winding Refn.
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.
Release Date2004-12-12
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count12
Vote Count132
Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London from Africa in 1814 along with fourteen stolen diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father.
Release Date2017-01-07
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count8
Vote Count1374
When aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it's home to an enormous weed empire — and its proprietors aren't going anywhere.
Release Date2024-03-07
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count8
Vote Count642
This drama follows Inspector Kurt Wallander – a middle-aged everyman – as he struggles against a rising tide of violence in the apparently sleepy backwaters in and around Ystad in Skane, southern Sweden. Based on the international best-selling books by Henning Mankell.
Release Date2008-11-30
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count12
Vote Count143
Five years after the death of schoolgirl Andie Bell, Pippa Fitz-Amobi sets out to uncover what really happened to her. Sal Singh, Andie's boyfriend, admitted to the murder before taking his own life, but Pip doesn't believe he's responsible and teams up with Sal's brother Ravi to uncover the truth. If Sal Singh isn't a murderer and the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from finding out the truth?
Release Date2024-07-10
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count6
Vote Count251
When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.
Release Date2016-05-31
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count3833
Returning to his homeland after years of slavery, a Norman prince seeks revenge on his father's murderer – his ruthless uncle, Earl Durant. Gaining the trust of a band of exiled farmers, he leads them into battle against Durant, exploiting them in his inexorable quest for vengeance. As one by one they are slaughtered in the brutal battle, will the prince sacrifice everything an everyone to fulfil his quest for blood?
Release Date2015-06-07
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count90
A young woman finds out that her mother worked as a spy for the British Secret Service during World War II and has been on the run ever since.
Release Date2012-12-27
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count2
Vote Count48
Drama series set in the mid-sixties, in which a unit of Royal Military Police officers and their families deal with the challenges of politics, love and war in British-controlled Aden.
Release Date2017-10-01
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count6
Vote Count24
When day becomes night, a strict curfew forces ordinary people to go pedal to the metal in a deadly race for freedom. During this contest, alliances and friendships are both made and lost.
Release Date2019-02-22
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Vote Count32
Action epic sees a passionate young man transform into a brutal warrior as he travels the unforgiving landscape in search of his long lost brother Hakan The Ferrocious, whose people are relying on him to restore order to their kingdom.
Release Date2013-07-05
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count159
A fantastical re-imagining of the events of 1979, when Monty Python made Life of Brian and the debate about what is an acceptable subject for comedy was blown wide open.
Release Date2011-10-19
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count35
A chilling and bloody legal thriller that explores the line between law and justice. Will Burton, a talented junior barrister of peerless intellect and winning charm, specialises in spiriting people out of tight legal corners. He is in high demand as he has never lost a case. But when his talents acquit the notorious prime suspect in an horrific murder trial, that brilliance comes back to bite him with unexpected and chilling results, not to mention a shocking twist.
Release Date2013-10-29
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count3
Vote Count90
George and her new friend Timmy the Dog are joined for the holidays by her cousins Julian, Dick and Anne. The Five set out to investigate a long-ago curse involving Kirrin Island, but it soon transpires they are not alone in their quest.
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
In London, a drug dealer grows increasingly desperate over the course of a week after a botched deal lands him in the merciless clutches of a ruthless crime lord. The more desperate his behavior, the more isolated he becomes until there is nothing left standing between him and the bullet his debtors intend to fire his way.
Release Date2012-10-12
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count111
Ludwig Guttmann, a renowned German neurosurgeon who fled Nazi Germany in the early days of WWII, takes a position at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire, England in 1944 and begins to transform the lives of his patients, paralyzed soldiers that have been written-off and who are facing death from neglect. A breakthrough comes when Dr. Guttmann introduces sport into their rehabilitation, a breakthrough that leads to the founding of the Paralympic Games.
Release Date2012-08-16
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count27
This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events.
Release Date2016-10-15
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count119
Once upon a time in the village of Kromer lived two beautiful young wolves. Cocksure Gabriel takes newcomer Seth under his paw and helps reconcile him to the vilification associated with being a wolf. They fall head-over-heels in puppy love, playing together around picturesque waterfalls, secluded woodlands, and moonlit lakes. One day a wicked old crone and her goofy sidekick kill their mistress, frame the wolves, and incite a torch-bearing mob of religious zealots to seek vengeance on the hapless pair. But who will live happily ever after?
Release Date1998-10-30
DepartmentProduction
JobCasting Director
Vote Count19
Set in a 1950s Britain rising from the ashes of the Blitz into the grip of a new Cold War, our beekeeping duo stumble into a world of murder, undercover agents and cold war conspiracy. Tuppence is a woman who sees adventure round every corner, throwing herself head first into every mystery with passion and fervour, determined to get to the truth no matter what it takes, much to the dismay of her more cautious husband Tommy.
Release Date2015-07-26
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count6
Vote Count36
Julian, who runs a Thai boxing club as a front organization for his family's drug smuggling operation, is forced by his mother Crystal to find and kill the individual responsible for his brother's recent death.
Release Date2013-05-30
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count2506
There's adventure around every corner with The Famous Five! Join Julian, George, Dick, Anne and Timmy as they uncover mystery and excitement.
Release Date2023-12-09
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count2
Vote Count12
Scandinavia, 1,000 AD. For years, One Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the Norse chieftain Barde. Aided by Are, a boy slave, One Eye slays his captor and together he and Are escape, beginning a journey into the heart of darkness. On their flight, One Eye and Are board a Viking vessel, but the ship is soon engulfed by an endless fog that clears only as the crew sights an unknown land. As the new world reveals its secrets and the Vikings confront their terrible and bloody fate, One Eye discovers his true self.
Release Date2009-09-04
DepartmentCrew
JobAdditional Writing
Vote Count1264
The hunt is on to find the murderer of a wealthy glamorous heiress who is found dead in her London townhouse. Based on the short story by Agatha Christie.
Release Date2016-12-26
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count2
Vote Count84
A woman who goes on maternity leave becomes increasingly paranoid about the motives of the person covering for her.
Release Date2017-02-28
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count3
Vote Count35
The high-kicking, high-action exploits of Buddhist Kung-Fu law enforcement officer Terry Phoo and feisty teen-rebel turned super-hero Whitey Action, who form an unlikely but effective crime-fighting team taking on Britain's super-vile, super-famous mutated criminals, The Freebies.
Release Date2008-02-12
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count1
Vote Count1
Prince Charles' accession to the throne following the Queen's death. When he refuses to sign a controversial bill into law, political chaos ensues: a constitutional crisis, rioting on the streets and a tank in front of Buckingham Palace.
Release Date2017-05-10
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count27
Mr. Hoppy is a shy old man who lives alone in an apartment building. For many years, he has been secretly in love with Mrs. Silver, a woman who lives below him. Mr. Hoppy frequently leans over his balcony and exchanges polite conversation with Mrs. Silver, but he is too shy to disclose how he feels. Mr. Hoppy longs to express his feelings to Mrs. Silver, but he can never bring his lips to form the words. Mrs. Silver has a small pet tortoise, Alfie, whom she loves very much. One morning, Mrs. Silver mentions to Mr. Hoppy that even though she has had Alfie for many years, her pet has only grown a tiny bit and has gained only 3 ounces in weight. She confesses that she wishes she knew of some way to make her little Alfie grown into a larger, more dignified tortoise. Mr. Hoppy suddenly thinks of a way to give Mrs. Silver her wish and win her affection.
Release Date2015-01-02
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count124
To Walk Invisible takes a new look at the extraordinary Brontë family, telling the story of these remarkable women who, despite the obstacles they faced, came from obscurity to produce some of the greatest novels in the English language.
Release Date2016-12-26
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count58
Fiona fights to hold her family together after husband is accused of owning child pornography.
Release Date2008-08-31
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
