Alan Macmillan

Alan Macmillan (born 1949) is a television producer and director.[1][2][3]

Education

Macmillan was educated at Strathallan School and the Birmingham School of Art.[2]


Director

Macmillan started his directing career in the mid-1980s making several documentaries and a docudrama called Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Dreams and Recollections for Scottish Television.[2] In 1987 he was asked to direct several episodes of Taggart, the Scottish detective series, which he would continue to work on until 2005.[2][4] Macmillan was producer and director of Crime Story: The Britoil Affair, which was nominated in the Best Single Drama category at the 1993 BAFTA Scotland Awards.[1] He also directed numerous episodes of The Bill and most of series six of Ballykissangel.

Filmography
Year Film/Programme Credit
1985 The Garden Within Director
1986 Held in Trust Director
1987 Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Dreams and Recollections Director
1987-2005 Taggart Director - 15 episodes
1990 Take The High Road Director - 8 episodes
1992-1994 Crime Story Producer and director - 3 episodes
1996 The Witch's Daughter (film) Director
1998 Minty Director - 13 episodes
2000-2007 The Bill Director - 21 episodes
2001 Ballykissangel Series six Director - 5 episodes
2002 Nice Guy Eddie Director
2003 Jeopardy Director - 1 episode
2006 There's Been a Murder: A Celebration of Taggart Director
2007 Casualty Director - 1 episode
2009 Roy Director - 5 episodes

Awards and nominations
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References
  1. "Nominations suggest honours could be shared in 'tartan Oscars'". The Herald (Glasgow). 2 October 1993. Retrieved 21 October 2014. Best Single Drama: Crime Story -- The Britoil Affair; The Bogie Man; The Long Roads
  2. "New minder for Taggart behind the cameras". The Herald (Glasgow). 4 September 1987. p. 15. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  3. "Taggart rides in for a night at the Opry". The Times. 23 May 1993. ProQuest 317948073. We wanted for a long time to use the Grand Ole Opry," says Alan MacMillan, director of Taggart. "Various people on the team had been and told us what a wonderful place it was.
  4. "Taggart: It's been murder for 200 years". Daily Record (Scotland). 2 October 2003. pp. 36–37. ProQuest 328059590. The director Alan MacMillan, currently working on the third of a six-episode run to go out next year, says the gore brings fun to the show. One thing that's important is there's black humour in the show. Taggart's like a good sweet once you've tasted it, you want more. It's down to good writing and strong acting. The show has helped launch so many careers. It's almost like a Scottish school for acting talent.
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