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Douglas Mackinnon

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Douglas Mackinnon is a Scottish film and television director from Portree, Isle of Skye.

He made his feature film directorial debut with The Flying Scotsman (2006),[1] which was the gala premiere at the Edinburgh Festival in 2006 and was consequently picked up for worldwide distribution by MGM.

One of his first directorial efforts was the documentary series Home about the Isle of Skye. This series captured Skye Camanachd winning the Camanachd Cup in 1990. He directed the first three episodes of Jekyll (2007) starring James Nesbitt, Michelle Ryan and Gina Bellman. The show had nominations in the Emmy's and the Rose D'or for James Nesbitt.

He spends a lot of time with his long-time friend Andrew.

He has directed many episodes of television drama and at least three television films. His work includes Bodies, Gentlemen's Relish, Robin Hood, The Vice and numerous episodes of Doctor Who.

His episode of Sherlock, The Abominable Bride won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.

He also has directed all six episodes of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's Good Omens.

Selected television directing credits

Production Notes Broadcaster
Home
  • Documentary (1990)
N/A
The Vice
  • "Daughters" (1999)
ITV
Gentlemen's Relish
  • TV Movie (2001)
N/A
Bodies
  • Numerous Episodes (2004 - 2006)
BBC Three
Jekyll
  • "Episode One" (2007)
  • "Episode Two" (2007)
  • "Episode Three" (2007)
BBC One
Doctor Who BBC One
Sherlock BBC One
Outlander (TV series) Starz
Knightfall (TV series)
  • "Pilot" (2017)
  • "Episode 2" (2017)
History (U.S. TV channel)[2]

References

  1. ^ Maltin, Leonard (2008-08-05). Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide. Penguin. pp. 472–. ISBN 978-0-452-28978-9. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  2. ^ http://www.croatiaweek.com/photos-filming-starts-in-dubrovnik-for-history-channel-series/