Barbie MacLaurin
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Barbie MacLaurin (born 1964) is a British television producer and director.[1]
Director[edit]
MacLaurin started directing on the BBC's Holiday and Airport television series'. Thereafter, she filmed several documentaries including Final Chance to Save Tigers.[2] In 2008 MacLaurin was nominated for two awards for her work on Paul Merton in China.[3] Her most recent work includes Richard E. Grant's Hotel Secrets for Sky Atlantic, The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital for the BBC which was nominated for a Grierson and won Feature of the Year at the Medical Journalist Awards 2017, and The Abused, a critically acclaimed feature-length documentary for Channel 5 which was nominated for a BAFTA and won Best Documentary at the Edinburgh TV Festival 2019.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Film/Programme | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1998-2004 | Holiday | Director - Numerous |
| 2001-2002 | Airport | Director - 3 episodes |
| 2002 | SAS: Are You Tough Enough? Series one | Director - 3 episodes |
| 2003 | No Going Back | Director - 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Peaches Geldof: Teenage Mind | Director |
| 2006 | Final Chance to Save: Tigers with Sanjeev Bhaskar | Writer and Director |
| 2007 | Paul Merton in China | Director |
| 2008 | Dangerous Jobs for Girls | Producer and Director - 1 episode |
| 2008 | Transvestite Wives | Director |
| 2009-2011 | Banged Up Abroad | Director - 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Martin Clunes:Islands of Britain - The North | Producer and Director - Episode 2 |
| 2011 | Taking On Tyson | Director - 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways | Director - 1 episode |
| 2012 | Married to the Moonies | Producer and Director |
| 2014 | Richard E. Grant's Hotel Secrets | Producer and Director - 3 episodes |
| 2014 | The Gift | Director - 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Women in Prison | Director - 2 episodes |
| 2017 | The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital | Writer, Director and Producer |
| 2018 | Breaking Bad in Britain | Writer and Director |
| 2019 | The Abused | Director and Producer |
Awards and nominations[edit]
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- 2008: Nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Factual Series or Strand with Paul Sommers, Mark Chapman and Paul Merton for Paul Merton in China.[3]
- 2008: Nominated for a Broadcast Award for Paul Merton in China.
- 2017: Winner Feature of the Year, Medical Journalist Awards for The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital
- 2017: Nominated Best Science Documentary, Grierson Awards for The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital
- 2018: Winner Best Science Program, Banff Awards for The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital
- 2018: Nominated Best Documentary, Broadcast Awards for The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital
- 2019: Winner Best Documentary, Edinburgh Festival TV Awards for The Abused
- 2019: Winner Best Domestic Affairs, International Broadcasters Awards for The Abused
- 2020: Nominated Best Documentary, Broadcast Awards for The Abused
- 2020: Nominated Best Single Documentary, BAFTA for The Abused
References[edit]
- ^ "Barbie MacLaurin". The Guardian. 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Barbie MacLaurin". Channel 5 (UK). 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Barbie MacLaurin". British Academy Television Awards. 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
External links[edit]
- Barbie MacLaurin official website
- Barbie MacLaurin at IMDb
- Barbie MacLaurin at the British Film Institute
- Barbie MacLaurin at Directors UK
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