Directing

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 deb…

Known For

The Caller

The Caller · 2011

MovieHorrorThriller

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...

Dot the I

Dot the I · 2003

MovieRomanceDrama

A fiery Spanish woman is about to marry a kind British man when she meets a Brazilian actor who ignites in her a flame of lust she can't ignore.

Twist

MovieCrimeDrama

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.

Young Sherlock

Young Sherlock · 2026

SeriesAction & AdventureMystery

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.

Primeval

Primeval · 2007

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure

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.

Nautilus

Nautilus · 2024

SeriesDramaAction & Adventure

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.

Rogue

SeriesDramaCrime

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.

Deep State

Deep State · 2018

SeriesDramaAction & Adventure

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.

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The Caller

The Caller · 2011

MovieHorrorThriller

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...

Director

Dot the I

Dot the I · 2003

MovieRomanceDrama

A fiery Spanish woman is about to marry a kind British man when she meets a Brazilian actor who ignites in her a flame of lust she can't ignore.

Director

Twist

MovieCrimeDrama

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.

Writer

Young Sherlock

Young Sherlock · 2026

SeriesAction & AdventureMystery

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.

Executive Producer

Primeval

Primeval · 2007

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure

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.

Writer

Nautilus

Nautilus · 2024

SeriesDramaAction & Adventure

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.

Writer

Rogue

SeriesDramaCrime

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.

Writer

Deep State

Deep State · 2018

SeriesDramaAction & Adventure

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.

Director

The Afternoon Play

The Afternoon Play · 2003

The Afternoon Play

SeriesDramaComedy

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.

Writer

Hotel Costiera

Hotel Costiera · 2025

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

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.

Writer