Hettie Macdonald is an English film,[1] theatre and television director.[2] Macdonald is known as the director of the Hugo Award-winning 2007 episode of Doctor Who, "Blink".[3][4] She has won numerous awards including one BAFTA Television Award for Best Single Drama,[5] one Hugo Award,[4] and a Grand Prix award. She has been nominated for numerous awards, including two BAFTA Television Awards.[6][7][8]
Hettie Macdonald | |
|---|---|
| Born | England, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Bristol University |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, theatre director, television director |
"Blink" is frequently named as the best episode of Doctor Who since the series' 2005 revival. In 2009, SFX named the episode's climax as the scariest moment in Doctor Who's history, citing its "perfect direction".[9] Macdonald would return to the series in 2015 to direct the year's opening story.
She has also directed for the stage. She studied English at Bristol University, before training as a director at the Royal Court Theatre, and was formerly associate director at the Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich.
Career
editMacdonald made her feature-length film directorial debut on 1996's Beautiful Thing, which received mostly positive reviews and is considered by many to be an LGBTQ+ classic.[10] She did not direct another film for cinemas until 2023's The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, which has also received positive reviews.
Selected credits
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Beautiful Thing | [11] |
| 2023 | The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Casualty | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | In a Land of Plenty | Miniseries[12] |
| 2003 | Servants | 3 episodes[13] |
| 2005–13 | Poirot | Episodes: "The Mystery of the Blue Train", "Curtain" |
| 2006 | Banglatown Banquet | TV movie |
| 2007–15 | Doctor Who | Episodes: "Blink",[3] "The Magician's Apprentice", "The Witch's Familiar"[14] |
| 2008 | White Girl | TV movie[15] |
| 2008 | The Fixer | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Wallander | Episode: "Faceless Killers" |
| 2010 | Law & Order: UK | Episode: "Masquerade" |
| 2012 | Hit & Miss | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | The Tunnel | 2 episodes |
| 2015–17 | Fortitude | 6 episodes[15][16] |
| 2017 | Howards End | 4 episodes[15][16][17] |
| 2020 | Normal People | 6 episodes[17][18] |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Northern Fox | Ambassadors Theatre | |
| 1998 | Hey Persephone! | Aldeburgh Festival / Almeida Theatre | |
| 1998 | The Storm | Almeida Theatre | |
| 2002 | She Stoops to Conquer | Theatre Royal, Margate | |
| 2002 | Top Girls | Citizens Theatre | |
| 2004 | M.A.D. | Bush Theatre | |
| 2006 | On Insomnia and Midnight | Royal Court |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Hugo Award | Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form | "Blink", Doctor Who | Won | [4] |
| 2009 | BAFTA Television Awards | Best Single Drama | White Girl | Won | [5] |
| 2013 | BAFTA Television Craft Awards | Best Director: Fiction | Hit & Miss | Nominated | [6] |
| 2018 | BAFTA Television Awards | Best Mini-Series | Howards End | Nominated | [7] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Holden, Stephen (9 October 1996). "Beautiful Thing (1996) Finally Finding a Mate, in Working-Class London". The New York Times.
- ^ Jaafar, Ali (7 June 2016). "Hettie Macdonald To Direct 'Howards End' Adaptation For BBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Doctor Who - Fact File - Blink". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ a b c admin (10 August 2008). "2008 Hugo Award Results Announced". The Hugo Awards. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ a b "2009 Television Single Drama | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ a b "2013 Television Craft Director - Fiction | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ a b "2018 Television Mini-Series | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "BAFTA Awards Search | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "21 Scariest Doctor Who Moments 7". SFX. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ Tensley, Brandon (22 June 2016). "Beautiful Thing Is a Masterpiece of Gay Storytelling". The Atlantic. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (9 October 1996). "Finally Finding a Mate, in Working-Class London". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 31 January 2001. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "BBC - Drama - Servants". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 9, The Magician's Apprentice - The Magician's Apprentice: The Fact File". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ a b c "Howards End". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ a b Kilkenny, Katie (15 April 2018). "'Howards End': How a 1910 Novel Became a Progressive Miniseries". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Normal People". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ Cain, Sian (17 December 2020). "The 50 best TV shows of 2020, No 4: Normal People". the Guardian. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
External links
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