Matt Baker (screenwriter)
Matt Baker | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Known for | Hotel Portofino Professor T. Suspect |
Matt Baker is a British television screenwriter, best known for creating the period television series Hotel Portofino.
Career[edit]
Prior to television, Baker had a career as a journalist, working for ViacomCBS. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Baker used lockdowns to make a career change and focus on writing, a life-long passion.[1]
Baker's first broadcast credit was helming the English language remake of Before We Die, starring Lesley Sharp, which aired on Channel 4 in 2021, with a second series in 2023. Baker wrote two further remake series, the English-language adaptations of Suspect (Danish: Forhøret),[2] and Professor T..[3][4] On 6 October 2021, it was announced Professor T. had been renewed by ITV for a second series,[5] which premiered on 16 September 2022.[6] In 2023, it was renewed for a third series.[7]
In 2022, Baker created the ITV period drama Hotel Portofino, about a family in the 1920s moving to a resort town in the Italian Riviera, while the nation is dealing with political turmoil. Baker’s love of Italy and the topicality of the historical period's political issues inspired him to create the show, workshopping characters and scenarios with Eagle Eye executives Walter Iuzzolino and Jo McGrath, who later produced the series. It would also mark Eagle Eye's first original drama commission. The show was renewed for a second[8] and for a third season.[9]
On February 27, 2024, it was announced Baker would helm Patience, the English language adaptation of French series Astrid and Raphaelle, for PBS.[10] It will star Laura Fraser and Ella Maisy Purvis.
References[edit]
- ^ "Room with a view".
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (September 29, 2021). "James Nesbitt, Joely Richardson, Richard E. Grant to Star in Channel 4 'Forhoret' Adaptation 'Suspect'". Variety. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Professor T release date: Cast, plot and latest news about new ITV series". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "New stylish crime drama Professor T launches exclusively on BritBox UK". Press Centre. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ Carr, Flora (6 October 2021). "Professor T season 2 release date rumours: Cast, trailer and latest news". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Professor T season 2 release date". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Will there be a Professor T season 3?".
- ^ "MIPTV: 'Hotel Portofino' Gets Season 2 Order, 'Professor T' Sells Wide". The Hollywood Reporter. 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Hotel Portofino opens its doors for a third season". 16 February 2023.
- ^ https://deadline.com/2024/02/laura-fraser-ella-maisy-purvis-patience-eagle-eye-pbs-beta-film-1235838378/