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Colin Bateman

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Colin Bateman was born in 1962 in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Divorcing Jack (1998), Dead and Buried (2024) and Murphy's Law (2003).
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      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Divorcing Jack (1998)
    Divorcing Jack
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1998
    Annabel Scholey and Colin Morgan in Dead and Buried (2024)
    Dead and Buried
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    James Nesbitt in Murphy's Law (2003)
    Murphy's Law
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator)
    Judy Greer, Jason Sudeikis, Corey Stoll, and Lee Pace in Driven (2018)
    Driven
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Annabel Scholey and Colin Morgan in Dead and Buried (2024)
      Dead and Buried
      5.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • based on his original stage play
      • 2024
    • Judy Greer, Jason Sudeikis, Corey Stoll, and Lee Pace in Driven (2018)
      Driven
      6.4
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Colin Bateman, Declan Keeney, and Shane Todd in Recruited (2017)
      Recruited
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Martin Clunes in Doc Martin (2004)
      Doc Martin
      8.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2017
    • Unhappy Endings (2016)
      Unhappy Endings
      Short
      • based on his original short story
      • 2016
    • Colm Meaney and Timothy Spall in The Journey (2016)
      The Journey
      6.7
      • screenplay by
      • 2016
    • Scúp (2013)
      Scúp
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2013–2014
    • Ken Stott in Rebus (2000)
      Rebus
      7.5
      TV Series
      • screenplay
      • 2007
    • James Nesbitt in Murphy's Law (2003)
      Murphy's Law
      7.6
      TV Series
      • characters
      • written by
      • creator ...
      • 2003–2007
    • Jamie Draven, Anna Friel, and Sean McGinley in Watermelon (2003)
      Watermelon
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • screenplay
      • 2003
    • Murphy's Law (2001)
      Murphy's Law
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2001
    • The Devil You Know
      6.7
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2001
    • Wild About Harry (2000)
      Wild About Harry
      6.0
      • screenplay
      • 2000
    • Divorcing Jack (1998)
      Divorcing Jack
      6.7
      • novel
      • screenplay
      • 1998
    • Crossmaheart (1998)
      Crossmaheart
      5.2
      • novel "Cycle of Violence"
      • 1998

    Producer

    • Annabel Scholey and Colin Morgan in Dead and Buried (2024)
      Dead and Buried
      5.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Judy Greer, Jason Sudeikis, Corey Stoll, and Lee Pace in Driven (2018)
      Driven
      6.4
      • executive producer
      • 2018

    Director

    • The Devil You Know
      6.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2001

    Personal details

    • Born
      • 1962
      • Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK

    Did you know

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      Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Volume 155, pages 27-29. Farmington Hills, Michigan, 2007.

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