Martyn Auty
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Martyn Auty is a British
film and television producer. He attended the University of Hull
and graduated in 1972. He began his career as a film critic for Time Out and the Monthly Film Bulletin
.
Auty is most famous for his series producing, having worked on Heartbeat and A Touch of Frost
during the 1990s, however, he has also worked on a variety of other styles of programme. These include Lenny Live and Unleashed, Soul Survivors and A Gentleman's Relish. The latter, which starred Billy Connolly
, was made for the BBC
in 2001. Auty returned to shooting a new series of A Touch of Frost in 2009.
Auty has also ventured into making motion pictures, having produced A Foreign Field
(1993) and Heidi (2005) and most recently Ways to Live Forever (2010).
He now lives in West London.
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film and television producer. He attended the University of Hull
University of Hull
The University of Hull, known informally as Hull University, is an English university, founded in 1927, located in Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire...
and graduated in 1972. He began his career as a film critic for Time Out and the Monthly Film Bulletin
Monthly Film Bulletin
The Monthly Film Bulletin was a periodical of the British Film Institute published monthly from February 1934 to April 1991. It reviewed all films on release in the United Kingdom, including those with a narrow arthouse release. The MFB was edited in the mid-1950s by David Robinson, in the late...
.
Auty is most famous for his series producing, having worked on Heartbeat and A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost (TV series)
A Touch of Frost is a television detective series produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV from 1992 until 2010, initially based on the Frost novels by R. D. Wingfield....
during the 1990s, however, he has also worked on a variety of other styles of programme. These include Lenny Live and Unleashed, Soul Survivors and A Gentleman's Relish. The latter, which starred Billy Connolly
Billy Connolly
William "Billy" Connolly, Jr., CBE is a Scottish comedian, musician, presenter and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his native Scotland, by the nickname The Big Yin...
, was made for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
in 2001. Auty returned to shooting a new series of A Touch of Frost in 2009.
Auty has also ventured into making motion pictures, having produced A Foreign Field
A Foreign Field
A Foreign Field is a motion picture about British and American World War II veterans returning to the beaches of Normandy as old men. It is more a drama than a comedy, although it combines aspects of both...
(1993) and Heidi (2005) and most recently Ways to Live Forever (2010).
He now lives in West London.