Matthew Parkhill

Matthew Parkhill is a writer, director and Showrunner known for the TV series Deep State and Rogue, and for feature films The Caller and dot the i. He was born in London, England. His first novel was published in 1995 and Parkhill was hired to adapt it into a screenplay, which was how he got his start in the film industry. He went on to direct several shorts and commercials until directing his debut feature film, dot the i, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2003.

Works

Primeval

When strange anomalies start to appear all over England, Professor Cutter and his team must track down and capture all sorts of dangerous prehistoric creatures from Earth's distant past and near future.

Release Date2007-02-10

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count321

Nautilus

The origin story of the iconic Captain Nemo: an Indian Prince robbed of his birthright and family, a prisoner of the East India Mercantile Company and a man bent on revenge against the forces that have taken everything from him.

Release Date2024-10-25

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count3

Vote Count77

Deep State

What happens when a man who believes he has retired from MI6 is called back to do one more job to regain his life, only to discover that this job may mean he has no life to go back to.

Release Date2018-04-05

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count8

Vote Count103

Rogue

Grace, a morally and emotionally-conflicted undercover detective, is tormented by the possibility that her own actions contributed to her son’s death. Grace’s search for the truth is further complicated by her forbidden relationship with Jimmy, the crime boss who may have played a hand in the crime.

Release Date2013-04-03

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count3

Vote Count60

Hotel Costiera

Shortly after Daniel, or DD as everybody knows him, starts working at the hotel, one of the owner’s daughters disappears. He must do whatever it takes to find her and bring her home while still solving the ever-changing problems of the exclusive hotel guests.

Release Date2025-09-24

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count5

Vote Count29

Young Sherlock

Young Sherlock

Sherlock Holmes is a disgraced young man – raw and unfiltered – when he finds himself wrapped up in a murder case that threatens his liberty. His first ever case unravels a globe-trotting conspiracy that changes his life forever.

Release Date2026-03-04

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count8

The Caller

Troubled divorcee Mary Kee is tormented by a series of sinister phone calls from a mysterious woman. When the stranger reveals she's calling from the past, Mary tries to break off contact. But the caller doesn't like being ignored, and looks for revenge in a unique and terrifying way...

Release Date2011-08-26

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count286

Twist

A Dickens classic brought thrillingly up to date in the teeming heartland of modern London, where a group of street smart young hustlers plan the heist of the century for the ultimate payday.

Release Date2021-01-22

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count190

The Afternoon Play

The Afternoon Play

The Afternoon Play is a British television anthology series of standalone contemporary dramas aired during the afternoons of 2003–07 on BBC One, featuring well-known actors in one-off stories. A daytime drama strand showcasing a variety of genres, from comedy to mystery, it was part of a long tradition of afternoon plays on BBC Radio 4, which would go on to influence the television version.

Release Date2003-01-27

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count3

Dot the I

Young lovers in London are wrapped up in a love triangle that may not be exactly what it seems. Carmen, a beautiful Spanish woman with a tendency to lose her temper at the drop of a hat, is about to be married to Barnaby, a caring, wealthy, but slightly boring Englishman. While out with friends on her 'hen night' she encounters a stranger who suddenly sparks a passion that has been sleeping within her. As her wedding date approaches, she finds herself struggling to put this newcomer out of her mind, but his effect on her keeps growing stronger. What is it that he sees in her, and why does she feel like she's being pushed inevitably into his arms?

Release Date2003-01-18

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count126

Deep State

Retired MI6 spy Max Easton reluctantly returns to the field for a final job and finds himself drawn into a global conspiracy and covert intelligence war.

Release Date2018-04-05

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count1

Talk

An able-bodied man wakes up in a disabled world.

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector