Douglas Mackinnon
British television director

Douglas Mackinnon

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British television director
Gender:
Male
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United KingdomGreat Britain
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Film directorTelevision director
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
(Portree)
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Douglas Mackinnon is a British film and television director from Portree, Isle of Skye.
He made his feature film directorial debut with The Flying Scotsman (2006), 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 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.

Selected television directing credits

Production Notes Broadcaster
Home
  • Documentary (1990)
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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
  • "The Sontaran Stratagem" (2008)
  • "The Poison Sky" (2008)
  • "The Power of Three (2012)
  • "Cold War" (2013)
  • "Listen" (2014)
  • "Time Heist" (2014)
  • "Flatline" (2014)
  • "The Husbands of River Song" (2015)
 BBC One
Sherlock
  • "The Abominable Bride" (2016)
 BBC One
Outlander (TV series)
  • "La Dame Blanche" (2016)
  • "Untimely Resurrection" (2016)
 Starz
Knightfall (TV series)
  • "Pilot" (2017)
  • "Episode 2" (2017)
 History (U.S. TV channel)