Martyn Smith is an award-winning producer who has worked in high-end drama as well as producing some of the best known formats in UK television. He has developed & produced original factual entertainment formats & new series for all the major broadcasters throughout his career. Highlights include series producing 'The Apprentice' S2 bringing audiences of 6 million to BBC Two, and creating the UK format for 'Dragon's Den' which has been sold to every major territory in the world & picked up the RTS Award for 'Best Feature / Factual Entertainment'. He broadened his skills as a producer on 'Sherlock' and has been working as a development exec at Eleven Film, as well as acting as a consultant on a new format for Lion TV. Martyn has recently been independently developing 'Slipping' a new drama for Sky as well as having a script commissioned that he's co-writing with BAFTA winning Director Colin O'Toole.
Production Credits
SLIPPING
Writer / Executive Producer
Pilot
Early Films for Sky 1
Co-writer: Colin O'Toole
LIVING IN FEAR
Executive Producer
Pilot
Sky One
SHERLOCK
Series IV
Associate Producer
3x90'
Hartswood Films for BBC One
Exec: Steven Moffat
Exec: Mark Gattis
Exec: Sue Vertue
Commissioning Editor: Bethan Jones
VARIOUS PROJECTS
Development Producer
Eleven Films
ROBOT WARS
Consultant Producer
6x60'
Mentorn for BBC Two
HOUSE OF ARTS AND CRAFTS
Consultant Executive Producer
6x60'
Lion TV for BBC Two
30 GREATEST DISASTER MOVIES
Series Producer
1x90'
ITN Productions for Channel 5
Exec: Will Smith
Commissioning Editor: Greg Barnett
SHOW ME THE FUNNY
Series Editor
7x60'
Big Talk for ITV
Exec: Kenton Allen
Commissioning Editor: Elaine Bedell
YOUNG TALENT OF THE YEAR / WILDEST DREAMS
Executive Producer
BBC Studios
Exec: Jon Beazley
WILDEST DREAMS
Executive Producer
7x60'
BBC Studios
Commissioning Editor: Nick Shearman
Commissioning Editor: Jo Ball
MARY, QUEEN OF SHOPS
Series Producer
6x60'
Nominated - Best Feature, RTS Awards
Optomen for BBC Two
Exec: Pat Llewelyn
Commissioning Editor: Mirella Breda
THE APPRENTICE
Series II
Series Producer
12x60'
Nominated - BAFTA, Best Entertainment Series
Winner - RTS Awards, Best Feature / Factual Entertainment
Talkback Thames for BBC Two
Exec: Dan Adamson
Commissioning Editor: Jane Lush
DRAGONS' DEN
Series I
Series Editor
6x60'
Nominated - BAFTA, Best Entertainment Series
Nominated - RTS Awards, Best Entertainment Series
BBC Entertainment for BBC Two
Exec: David Mortimer
Commissioning Editor: Jane Root
I'M DREAMING OF A TV CHRISTMAS
Producer / Director
1x120'
BBC Entertainment for BBC Two
THE LIFE LAUNDRY
Producer / Director
6x30'
BBC Entertainment for BBC Two
EMI & ME
Producer / Director
1x60'
BBC Business Unit
THERE'S ONLY ONE FA CUP
Producer / Director
1x60'
BBC Entertainment for BBC One
I LOVE 1991
Producer / Director
1x60'
BBC Entertainment for BBC Two
I LOVE 1984
Producer / Director
1x60'
BBC Entertainment for BBC Two
100 GREATEST TV ADS
Producer / Director
1x120'
Yorkshire TV for Channel 4
100 GREATEST TV MOMENTS
Producer / Director
1x120'
Yorkshire TV for Channel 4