Mick Jackson (director)

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]

Mick Jackson
Mick Jackson at the 70th Annual Peabody Awards
Born (1943-10-04) 4 October 1943
Aveley, England
Occupationdirector, producer

Career

Between 1973 and 1987, he directed many documentary and drama productions for BBC TV and Channel 4, including the powerful 1984 Cold War TV movie Threads.[2][3] He also directed theatrical feature films, including L.A. Story (1991), Volcano (1997) and the Whitney Houston-Kevin Costner 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.[4]

He also won the Television Single Drama category for Threads at the 1985 BAFTA Awards.[5]

Filmography

Film

Television

References
  1. Was Threads the scariest TV showever made? - BBC Culture
  2. Threads (1984)|MUBI
  3. "THREADS (Mick Jackson, 1984) on Vimeo".
  4. Temple Grandin|Television Academy
  5. 1985 Television Single Drama|BAFTA Awards
  6. "Threads (1984)". bfi screenonline.com. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  7. Harris, Will (5 May 2010). "A Chat with Mick Jackson, director of Temple Grandin". premiumhollywood.com. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
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