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John McKay(IV)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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John McKay at an event for Crush (2001)
John McKay was born in 1965 in Scotland, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Doom and Gloom (1998), The Primrose Railway Children (2024) and 1745 (2017).
Born1965
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Born1965
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 4 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Doom and Gloom
    7.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1998
    Kevin McKidd, Tylan Bailey, Ava Joyce McCarthy, Ida Brooke, and Nina Toussaint-White in The Primrose Railway Children (2024)
    The Primrose Railway Children
    5.2
    • Producer
    • 2024
    Clive Russell in 1745 (2017)
    1745
    7.8
    Short
    • Producer
    • 2017
    Andie MacDowell, Imelda Staunton, and Anna Chancellor in Crush (2001)
    Crush
    5.8
    • Director
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Director

    • Dani Harmer, Emma Maggie Davies, Chi-Megan Ennis-Mclean, and Pippin in The Beaker Girls (2021)
      The Beaker Girls
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Dani Harmer and Emma Maggie Davies in My Mum Tracy Beaker (2021)
      My Mum Tracy Beaker
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • My Mum Tracy Beaker (2021)
      My Mum Tracy Beaker
      • directed by
      • 2021
    • The Good Karma Hospital (2017)
      The Good Karma Hospital
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • The Demon Headmaster (2019)
      The Demon Headmaster
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Katy (2018)
      Katy
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Patsy Kensit, David Bamber, Clare Burt, Mark Cameron, Neal Barry, Louis Hilyer, Roger Ringrose, Tom Bennett, Linzey Cocker, Erin Shanagher, Sophie Austin, Michelle Keegan, Lorne MacFadyen, William Troughton, Lisa Caruccio Came, Jessica Madsen, Amy Clark, Harper Cain, and Daniel Leather in Tina & Bobby (2017)
      Tina & Bobby
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Max Beesley, Mackenzie Crook, Elen Rhys, and Michelle Keegan in Ordinary Lies (2015)
      Ordinary Lies
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Douglas Henshall in Shetland (2013)
      Shetland
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Iain De Caestecker, Karen Gillan, Stanley Weber, and Freya Mavor in Not Another Happy Ending (2013)
      Not Another Happy Ending
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Karen Gillan and Aneurin Barnard in We'll Take Manhattan (2012)
      We'll Take Manhattan
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Hustle (2004)
      Hustle
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Lip Service (2010)
      Lip Service
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Richard Coyle and Indira Varma in The Whistleblowers (2007)
      The Whistleblowers
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Reichenbach Falls (2007)
      Reichenbach Falls
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2007

    Producer

    • Kevin McKidd, Tylan Bailey, Ava Joyce McCarthy, Ida Brooke, and Nina Toussaint-White in The Primrose Railway Children (2024)
      The Primrose Railway Children
      5.2
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Aylin Tezel and Chris Fulton in Falling Into Place (2023)
      Falling Into Place
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Dani Harmer, Emma Maggie Davies, Chi-Megan Ennis-Mclean, and Pippin in The Beaker Girls (2021)
      The Beaker Girls
      7.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Dani Harmer and Emma Maggie Davies in My Mum Tracy Beaker (2021)
      My Mum Tracy Beaker
      6.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2021
    • John McKay, Zinnie Harris, and Kirsty Stuart in A Glimpse (2020)
      A Glimpse
      Short
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Clive Russell in 1745 (2017)
      1745
      7.8
      Short
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Karen Gillan and Aneurin Barnard in We'll Take Manhattan (2012)
      We'll Take Manhattan
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2012

    Writer

    • Karen Gillan and Aneurin Barnard in We'll Take Manhattan (2012)
      We'll Take Manhattan
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2012
    • Chris Barrie and Craig Charles in Red Dwarf: Identity Within (2005)
      Red Dwarf: Identity Within
      8.3
      Video
      • written by
      • 2005
    • Andie MacDowell, Imelda Staunton, and Anna Chancellor in Crush (2001)
      Crush
      5.8
      • written by
      • 2001
    • Wet and Dry (1998)
      Wet and Dry
      5.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1998
    • Josie (1991)
      Josie
      6.7
      TV Series
      • writer "All I have to give you is everything"
      • writer "Sunday with the Stampers"
      • writer "Edward & Mrs Tuffnell" (as John D. McKay, as John D. McKay, as John D. McKay)
      • 1991
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    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • Casarotto Ramsey & Associates
      • Official Site/Blog
    • Alternative names
      • John D. McKay
    • Born
      • 1965
      • Scotland, UK

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