Murray Smith (writer) explained

Murray Smith (14 June 1940 – 28 December 2003) was a British film and television writer and producer.

He created/wrote a number of British films and TV shows, including the ITV series The XYY Man, Strangers and Bulman. Smith also wrote scripts for TV series including The Sweeney, Minder, and Dempsey and Makepeace, and wrote two novels.[1]

Smith wrote five screenplays for British exploitation director Pete Walker.

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role
1970Cool it Carol!Writer
1971Die Screaming, Marianne Writer
1972Four Dimensions of GretaWriter
1978The ComebackCo-writer
1979Home Before MidnightCo-writer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1970ConfessionWriterEpisode - "Just as the Sun Was Rising"
1975The SweeneyWriterEpisode - "Faces"
1977The MackinnonsWriterEpisode - "Money Matters"
1977The XYY ManWriter3 Episodes - "When We Were Very Greedy", "Now We Are Dead", "Whisper Who Dares"
1978–1982StrangersCreator/WriterCreator/Writer (18 episodes)
1979HazellWriterEpisode - "Hazell and the Public Enemy"
1979MinderWriterEpisode - "A Tethered Goat"
1980Hammer House of HorrorWriterScreenplay - "Children of the Full Moon"
1980Closing RanksWriterTV movie
1983ChessgameWriter4 Episodes - "Flying Blind", "Cold Wargame", "Enter Hassan", "The Alamut Ambush"
1984Cold WarriorWriter4 Episodes - "Bright Sting", "Dead Wrong", "The Man from Damascus", "Hook, Link and Sinker"
1985–1986Dempsey and MakepeaceWriter4 Episodes - "Wheelman", "The Hit", "The Prizefighter", "Mantrap"
1985–1987BulmanWriter15 Episodes
1986LovejoyWriterEpisode - "The March of Time"
1986Philip Marlowe, Private EyeWriterEpisode - "Pickup on Noon Street"
1986The Alamut AmbushWriterTV movie
1986Cold War KillersWriterTV movie - screenplay
1989–1990The Paradise ClubCreator/WriterCreator/Writer (16 episodes)
1989–1990Frederick Forsyth PresentsWriterScript - "A Casualty of War"/ Writer - "Death Has a Bad Reputation", "The Price of the Bride"
1989Just Another SecretWriterTV movie
1990A Little Piece of SunshineWriterTV movie
1999Extremely DangerousWriter4 Episodes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011-10-22. HOWWE MET: MURRAY SMITH AND FREDERICK FORSYTH. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/howwe-met-murray-smith-and-frederick-forsyth-1620556.html . 18 June 2022 . subscription . live. 2021-04-09. The Independent. en.