Paul Rutman (Writer)

Vera

A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.

Release Date2011-05-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count12

Vote Count164

Agatha Christie's Marple

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

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count8

Vote Count135

New Tricks

New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Originally led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes.

Release Date2004-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count57

Criminal Record

In the heart of London, an anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives—a young woman in the early stages of her career and a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy—into a fight to correct an old miscarriage of justice.

Release Date2024-01-10

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count8

Vote Count113

Indian Summers

Epic drama set in the summer of 1932 where India dreams of independence, but the British are clinging to power. Set against the sweeping grandeur of the Himalayas and tea plantations of Northern India, the drama tells the rich and explosive story of the decline of the British Empire and the birth of modern India, from both sides of the experience. At the heart of the story lie the implications and ramifications of the tangled web of passions, rivalries and clashes that define the lives of those brought together in this summer which will change everything.

Release Date2015-02-15

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count10

Vote Count41

Next of Kin

Whip-smart general practitioner Dr. Mona Harcourt lives in London with her political lobbyist husband Guy and her family. When a bomb goes off in London on the same day that her brother, Dr. Kareem Shirani, is abducted in Pakistan, Mona's charmed life is shaken to its core.

Release Date2018-01-08

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count6

Vote Count16

The Virgin Queen

The Virgin Queen explores the full sweep of Elizabeth's life: from her days of fear as a potential victim of her sister's terror; through her great love affair with Robert Dudley; into her years of triumph over the Armada; and finally her old age and her last, enigmatic relationship with her young protégé, the Earl of Essex.

Release Date2006-01-22

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Episode Count4

Vote Count34

The Deep

As the world's energy supplies dwindle, the Orpheus, a research submarine, delves into the deep of the Arctic Ocean searching for rare micro-organisms, but the crew soon find themselves in peril.

Release Date2010-08-03

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count5

Vote Count29

Mr Harvey Lights a Candle

A teacher comes to terms with his past during a school trip to Salisbury Cathedral.

Release Date2005-03-26

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count4