Murray Smith (writer)
Murray Smith (14 June 1940 – 28 December 2003) was a British television writer and producer. He was associated with many British films and TV shows, including the ITV series The XYY Man, Strangers and Bulman, all featuring actor Don Henderson in the role of George Bulman. Smith also wrote scripts for such series as The Sweeney, Minder, and Dempsey and Makepeace, and also wrote several novels.[1]
He also wrote five screenplays for British exploitation director Pete Walker. These included Die Screaming, Marianne and The Comeback.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Confession | Writer | Episode - "Just as the Sun Was Rising" |
| 1975 | The Sweeney | Writer | Episode - "Faces" |
| 1977 | The Mackinnons | Writer | Episode - "Money Matters" |
| 1977 | The XYY Man | Writer | 3 Episodes - "When We Were Very Greedy", "Now We Are Dead", "Whisper Who Dares" |
| 1978–1982 | Strangers | Creator/Writer | Creator/Writer (18 episodes) |
| 1979 | Hazell | Writer | Episode - "Hazell and the Public Enemy" |
| 1979 | Minder | Writer | Episode - "A Tethered Goat" |
| 1980 | Hammer House of Horror | Writer | Screenplay - "Children of the Full Moon" |
| 1980 | Closing Ranks | Writer | TV movie |
| 1983 | Chessgame | Writer | 4 Episodes - "Flying Blind", "Cold Wargame", "Enter Hassan", "The Alamut Ambush" |
| 1984 | Cold Warrior | Writer | 4 Episodes - "Bright Sting", "Dead Wrong", "The Man from Damascus", "Hook, Link and Sinker" |
| 1985–1986 | Dempsey and Makepeace | Writer | 4 Episodes - "Wheelman", "The Hit", "The Prizefighter", "Mantrap" |
| 1985–1987 | Bulman | Writer | 15 Episodes |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Writer | Episode - "The March of Time" |
| 1986 | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye | Writer | Episode - "Pickup on Noon Street" |
| 1986 | The Alamut Ambush | Writer | TV movie |
| 1986 | Cold War Killers | Writer | TV movie - screenplay |
| 1989–1990 | The Paradise Club | Creator/Writer | Creator/Writer (16 episodes) |
| 1989–1990 | Frederick Forsyth Presents | Writer | Script - "A Casualty of War"/ Writer - "Death Has a Bad Reputation", "The Price of the Bride" |
| 1989 | Just Another Secret | Writer | TV movie |
| 1990 | A Little Piece of Sunshine | Writer | TV movie |
| 1999 | Extremely Dangerous | Writer | 4 Episodes |
References
- "HOWWE MET: MURRAY SMITH AND FREDERICK FORSYTH". The Independent. 22 October 2011. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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