Barbie MacLaurin (born 1964) is a British television producer and director.[1]

Director

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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

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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

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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

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  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. ^ a b "Barbie MacLaurin". British Academy Television Awards. 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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