Biography

Chris Murray created two series for the BBC: medical series Doctors, now in its 19th season, with over 3000 episodes the most successful British daytime drama ever and Merseybeat, a police procedural that ran for four seasons with Chris becoming Executive Producer and Showrunner for last two. Prior to screenwriting he spent a relatively successful decade as one half of a stand-up comedian duo.

In tandem with the above, his long-held private passion for the occult and paranormal led to work on series such as Sea Of Souls and in recent years, following a Masters degree in the subject, he has shifted original work in this direction. In his spare time he is writing a screenplay of mystical novel The Man Who Drew Triangles and pitching series ideas in similar territory: for example, contemporary re-workings of both the Faust myth and the story of Saint Bernadette as well as a thriller about resurrection and a darkly comic drama about the friendship between a boy and a demon.
- IMDb mini biography by: John Eddon

Most recently Chris has been working as Showrunner on Amsterdam-based detective series VAN DER VALK (Company Pictures/All3 Media) which he created, sells to over 90 countries and is heading for its fourth Season. Simultaneously he co-created Cote d'Azur based detective series CANNES CONFIDENTIAL (Acorn/Viaplay/TF1/AMC) . He is developing an occult detective series, THE SOUL HUNTER (Stampede Ventures/CBS International) and continues to write for MIDSOMER MURDERS (Company Pictures/All3 Media)). Previously, for the BBC he created police series MERSEYBEAT, which ran for four Seasons, and medical series DOCTORS, which continues to run in its 22nd year having racked up over 4,000 episodes. A decade ago, he took time out to do a Masters Degree in Western Esotericism (the study of alternative belief systems and the occult) and now aims to work predominantly on ideas with a magical or supernatural element.
- IMDb mini biography by: PSM