Matt Baker is a British television screenwriter, best known for creating the period television series '' Hotel Portofino''.

Career

Prior to television, Baker had a career as a journalist, working for

ViacomCBS Paramount Global (doing business as Paramount) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate owned and operated by National Amusements (79.4%) and headquartered at One Astor Plaza in Midtown Manhattan, New York. I ...

. When the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...

began, Baker used lockdowns to make a career change and focus on writing, a life-long passion. Baker's first broadcast credit was helming the English language remake of ''Before We Die'', starring

Lesley Sharp Lesley Sharp is an English stage, film and television actress whose roles on British television include ''Clocking Off'' (2000–2001), '' Bob & Rose'' (2001) and ''Afterlife'' (2005–2006). She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actres ...

, which aired on Channel 4 in 2021. Baker wrote two further remake series, the English-language adaptations of ''

Suspect In law enforcement jargon, a suspect is a known person accused or suspected of committing a crime. Police and reporters in the United States often use the word suspect as a jargon when referring to the perpetrator of the offense (perp in dated U ...

'' (Danish: Forhøret), and '' Professor T.''. On 6 October 2021, it was announced ''Professor T.'' had been renewed by ITV for a second series, which premiered on 16 September 2022. In 2023, it was renewed for a third series. 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 and for a third season.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baker, Matt Living people 21st-century British male writers British male television writers British male screenwriters Year of birth missing (living people)