Barbie MacLaurin

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Barbie MacLaurin (born 1964) is a BAFTA and GRIERSON nominated producer and director. [1]

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Director

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

YearFilm/ProgrammeCredit
1998-2004 Holiday Director - Numerous
2001-2002 Airport Director - 3 episodes
2002 SAS: Are You Tough Enough? Series oneDirector - 3 episodes
2003 No Going Back Director - 2 episodes
2005 Peaches Geldof: Teenage MindDirector
2006Final Chance to Save: Tigers with Sanjeev BhaskarWriter and Director
2007 Paul Merton in China Director
2008Dangerous Jobs for GirlsProducer and Director - 1 episode
2008Transvestite WivesDirector
2009-2011 Banged Up Abroad Director - 3 episodes
2010 Martin Clunes:Islands of Britain - The NorthProducer and Director - Episode 2
2011 Taking on Tyson Director - 2 episodes
2012 Chris Tarrant: Extreme RailwaysDirector - 1 episode
2012Married to the MooniesProducer and Director
2014 Richard E. Grant's Hotel Secrets Producer and Director - 3 episodes
2014The GiftDirector - 2 episodes
2016Women in PrisonDirector - 2 episodes
2017The Drug Trial: Emergency at the HospitalWriter, Director and Producer
2018Breaking Bad in BritainWriter and Director
2019The AbusedDirector and Producer

Awards and nominations

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References

  1. "Barbie MacLaurin". The Guardian . 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  2. "Barbie MacLaurin". Channel 5 (UK). 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Barbie MacLaurin". British Academy Television Awards. 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2014.