Mick Jackson (director)
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Mick Jackson (born 4 October 1943) is an English film director and television producer best known for the 1984 BAFTA-winning TV film Threads.[1]
Early life
Jackson was born on 4 October 1943 in the settlement of Aveley in Essex, England. He attended Palmer's School before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in electronics at the University of Southampton and a postgraduate degree in drama from the University of Bristol.[2]
Career
Between 1973 and 1987, he directed many documentary and drama productions for BBC TV and Channel 4, including the 1984 Cold War television film Threads.[3][4] He also directed theatrical feature films, including L.A. Story (1991), Volcano (1997) and the Kevin Costner-Whitney Houston thriller The Bodyguard (1992).
Accolades
Jackson won an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special for the biopic television film Temple Grandin.[5]
He also won the Television Single Drama category for Threads at the 1985 BAFTA Awards.[6]
Filmography
Film
- Chattahoochee (1989)
- L.A. Story (1991)
- The Bodyguard (1992)
- Clean Slate (1994)
- Volcano (1997)
- The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (2002)
- Denial (2016)
Television
- The Ascent of Man (1973)
- Connections (1978)
- Threads (1984)[7]
- Yuri Nosenko: Double Agent (1986)
- Life Story (1987)
- A Very British Coup (1988)
- Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
- Tuesdays with Morrie (1999)
- Live from Baghdad, (2002)
- Covert One: The Hades Factor (2006)
- Temple Grandin (2010)[8]
References
- ^ Was Threads the scariest TV showever made? - BBC Culture
- ^ "Temple Grandin" (PDF). ĊAK. 28 February 2014.
- ^ Threads (1984)|MUBI
- ^ "THREADS (Mick Jackson, 1984) on Vimeo".
- ^ Temple Grandin|Television Academy
- ^ 1985 Television Single Drama|BAFTA Awards
- ^ "Threads (1984)". bfi screenonline.com. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ Harris, Will (5 May 2010). "A Chat with Mick Jackson, director of Temple Grandin". premiumhollywood.com. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
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