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
Sky One
Co-writer: Colin O'Toole
LIVING IN FEAR
Executive Producer
Pilot
Eleven Film
Sky One
Director: Rob Savage
SHERLOCK
Season IV
Associate Producer
3x90'
Hartswood Films
BBC One
Exec Producer: Steven Moffat
Exec Producer: Mark Gattis
Exec Producer: Sue Vertue
Commissioning Editor: Bethan Jones
VARIOUS PROJECTS
Development Producer
Eleven Film
ROBOT WARS
Consultant Producer
6x60'
Mentorn
BBC Two
HOUSE OF ARTS AND CRAFTS
Consultant Executive Producer
6x60'
Lion TV
BBC Two
30 GREATEST DISASTER MOVIES
Series Producer
90'
ITN Productions
Channel 5
Exec Producer: Will Smith
Commissioning Editor: Greg Barnett
SHOW ME THE FUNNY
Series Editor
7x60'
Big Talk Productions
ITV
Exec Producer: Kenton Allen
Commissioning Editor: Elaine Bedell
YOUNG TALENT OF THE YEAR / WILDEST DREAMS
Executive Producer
BBC Studios
BBC One
Exec Producer: Jon Beazley
WILDEST DREAMS
Executive Producer
7x60'
BBC Studios
BBC One
Commissioning Editor: Nick Shearman
Commissioning Editor: Jo Ball
MARY, QUEEN OF SHOPS
Series Producer
6x60'
Nominated - Best Film, RTS
Optomen
BBC Two
Exec Producer: Pat Llewelyn
Commissioning Editor: Mirella Breda
THE APPRENTICE
Season II
Series Producer
12x60'
Nominated - Entertainment Series, BAFTA
Winner - Feature / Factual Ent, RTS
Talkback Thames
BBC Two
Exec Producer: Dan Adamson
Commissioning Editor: Jane Lush
DRAGONS' DEN
Season I
Series Editor
6x60'
Nominated - Entertainment Series, BAFTA
Nominated - Entertainment Series, RTS
BBC Entertainment
BBC Two
Exec Producer: David Mortimer
Commissioning Editor: Jane Root
I'M DREAMING OF A TV CHRISTMAS
Producer / Director
1x120'
BBC Entertainment
BBC Two
THE LIFE LAUNDRY
Producer / Director
6x30'
BBC Entertainment
BBC Two
EMI & ME
Producer / Director
1x60'
BBC Business
THERE'S ONLY ONE FA CUP
Producer / Director
1x60'
BBC Entertainment
BBC One
I LOVE 1991
Producer / Director
1x60'
BBC Entertainment
BBC Two
I LOVE 1984
Producer / Director
1x60'
BBC Entertainment
BBC Two
100 GREATEST TV ADS
Producer / Director
1x120'
Yorkshire TV
Channel 4
100 GREATEST TV MOMENTS
Producer / Director
1x120'
Yorkshire TV
Channel 4