Matthew Graham is a British television writer, and the co-creator of the BBC/Kudos Film and Television science fiction series Life on Mars, which debuted in 2006 on BBC One and has received international critical acclaim.
He began his career writing for the soap opera EastEnders and the children's drama Byker Grove, both for BBC One. In the 1990s he wrote for the popular BBC Two drama series This Life, and created and wrote the post-apocalyptic drama serial The Last Train for ITV. He has also written episodes for Spooks and Hustle. He has written three episodes of Doctor Who — "Fear Her" (2006) and "The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People" (2011)
Ashes to Ashes, a Life on Mars spin-off which he co-created with Life on Mars writer/co-creator Ashley Pharoah, was first broadcast on BBC One on 8 January 2008, to an audience of 7 million, according to overnight figures.
In the US, television network ABC commissioned a remake of Life on Mars, also to be called Life on Mars, developed by David E. Kelley, creator of Ally McBeal, for broadcast in the 2007/08 midseason.
In 2006, Mr. Graham formed Monastic Productions with writer Ashley Pharoah (co-creator of Life on Mars). Monastic Productions are involved in the Life on Mars spin-off, Ashes to Ashes and co-producing Bonekickers, a six-part drama series about archaeology, set in Bath. Both series are productions for BBC One.