Howard Overman

Howard Overman is the creator, writer and executive producer of Atlantis. He formed the production company that makes Atlantis, Urban Myth Films, with Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy.

He is best known as a television writer and has written scripts for serial dramas such as Hotel Babylon, New Tricks, Hustle, Harley Street and Merlin. He created the series Misfits which won the 2010 BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series. He also created the police-procedural comedy Vexed.

In 2010 Howard Overman created the BBC Four drama series Dirk Gently based on the novels by Douglas Adams. He wrote the script for the pilot and the first episode and also served as an executive producer.

List of Episodes Written

• Series One
  • The Earth Bull
  • A Girl By Any Other Name
  • A Boy of No Consequence
  • White Lies
  • Pandora's Box
  • The Price of Hope
  • Touched by the Gods Part 1
  • Touched by the Gods Part 2
• Series Two
  • A New Dawn Part 1
  • A New Dawn Part 2
  • The Day of the Dead
  • The Grey Sisters
  • A Fate Worse Than Death

External Links

• Howard Overman on the Internet Movie Database