Nick Murphy

UNTAMED

Netflix

A THOUSAND BLOWS

Disney +

Episode 1 and 2

Starring Stephen Graham

A SPY AMONG FRIENDS

ITV/Britbox/Sony

6x 60'

Written by Alex Cary, based on the book by Ben Macintyre

Starring Damien Lewis

Nominated - BAFTA Best Mini Series 2023

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Scott Free/FX/BBC

Director of Steve Knight's 3-part adaptation

Starring Guy Pearce, Stephen Graham and Andy Serkis

"In Nick Murphy’s hands, this familiar story feels vivid and vital and new." - The Radio Times

SAVE ME

World Productions/Sky Atlantic

Director of 6 x 60' serial

Written by Lennie James

Starring Lennie James, Stephen Graham and Suranne Jones

Winner of RTS Award for Best Drama Series and Drama Writer

THE SECRET

Hat Trick / ITV 1

3 x 60’ episodes

Starring James Nesbitt

“This terrific dramatisation of a true story is perfectly paced” (The Guardian)

“As a study of mutually reinforced delusion The Secret was masterly” (The Telegraph)

THE LAST KINGDOM (Series 1)

NBC Carnival / BBC 2 / BBC America

Opening Director and Executive Producer

"****" (The Times)

“**** - the thinking person’s Game of Thrones...this was a fresh and enticing introduction to an atomospheric world...Sign me up” (The Telegraph)

“Most importantly of all. It’s a ton of fun” (The Guardian)

PREY

Red / ITV 1

3 x 60’ episodes

Starring John Simm

BAFTA nomination – Best Drama Serial

“Nick Murphy's precise, quickfire, multi-layered direction draws us in swiftly and smoothly in Farrows world.” (The Telegraph)

“ITV is truly trying something new here and it's brilliant. Breathtaking work all round.” (The Guardian)

“Murphy’s taut direction had been a big part of the show’s compulsive appeal.” (The Telegraph)

ROGUE

E1 Entertainment / DirecTV

1 x 60’ episode

Starring Thandie Newton

OCCUPATION

Kudos / BBC 1

3 x 60’ drama

Wr. Peter Bowker

BAFTA Award - Best Drama Serial

Broadcast Press Guild Award - Best Drama Series

RTS Nomination - Best Drama Serial

“Occupation was one of the very best – maybe even among the top three – British dramas of the decade. Occupation was precisely what we pay our license fee for, and gladly.” (Kathryn Flett, The Observer)

“The best drama on television for a very long time. It is one of the few programmes we could point to and say: “This is how good television drama can be, and this is the quality of writing all script editors should be demanding.” (AA Gill, The Sunday Times).

“While Occupation was emotionally rich, it also – thanks to Nick Murphy’s direction – had great visual and atmospheric texture…This was a highly impressive piece of work, one of those rare occasions where you come away filled with hope and excitement about what tv drama is capable of.” (John Preston, Sunday Telegraph)

"Drama of the Year... a big-issue piece that was brazenly emotional, morally complex... who could ask for more?" (The Independent)

PRIMEVAL

Impossible Pictures / ITV

2 x 60' episodes

HEROES & VILLAINS: NAPOLEON (Writer / Director / Producer)

BBC 1

1 x 60' drama

Starring Tom Burke, Rob Brydon and Richard McCab

"The best thing I've seen on TV this year... God, I loved this drama... I think writer / director / producer Nick Murphy deserves to be made Emperor at the very least" (Spectator)

SURVIVING DISASTER: CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR DISASTER (Writer / Director / Producer)

BBC 1

1 x 60'

Starring Adrian Edmondson and Alex Lowe

“A stunning, horrifying drama…it’s hard and essential viewing” Daily Telegraph

ANCIENT ROME: THE RISE AND FALL OF AN EMPIRE - NERO (Writer / Director / Producer)

BBC 1

1 x 60'

Starring Michael Sheen, Catherine McCormack & James Wilby

“A breathtaking film…makes the HBO series seem pale and empty…it’s hard to see how this could be bettered.” (The Times)

BLOOD

Neal Street / Red Production Co / BBC Films

Screenplay by Bill Gallagher

Starring Paul Bettany, Mark Strong, Brian Cox and Stephen Graham

“A superior thriller…handsomely shot, excitingly paced, and full of meaty performances that elevate a pot-boiler plot into a timeless moral fable.” (Hollywood Reporter)

THE AWAKENING (Director / Co-Writer)

Origin / Studio Canal / BBC Films

Starring Rebecca Hall, Dominic West and Imelda Staunton

“A beautiful old-fashioned ghost story” (Mirror)