Barbie MacLaurin (born 1964) is an Emmy award-winning, BAFTA nominated British Documentary Director.
Director MacLaurin started directing on the BBC's Holiday and Airport television series'. Thereafter, she filmed several documentaries including Final Chance to Save Tigers. In 2008 MacLaurin was nominated for two awards for her work on Paul Merton in China. Her recent work includes Richard E. Grant's Hotel Secrets for Sky Atlantic, The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital for the BBC which was nominated for a Grierson and won Feature of the Year at the Medical Journalist Awards 2017, and The Abused, a feature-length documentary for Channel 5 which was nominated for a BAFTA,British Academy Television Award for Best Single Documentary and won Best Documentary at the Edinburgh TV Festival 2019. Her latest feature doc Queen of Speed for Sky Docs, won an International Emmy for Best Sports Documentary 2022,International Emmy Award for Best Sports Documentary.
Filmography Year Film/Programme Credit 1998–2004 Holiday Director - Numerous 2001–2002 Airport Director - 3 episodes 2002 SAS: Are You Tough Enough? Series one Director - 3 episodes 2003 No Going Back Director - 2 episodes 2005 Peaches Geldof: Teenage Mind Director 2006 Final Chance to Save: Tigers with Sanjeev Bhaskar Writer and Director 2007 Paul Merton in China Director - 4 Episodes 2008 Dangerous Jobs for Girls Producer and Director - Episode 1 2008 Transvestite Wives Director 2009–2011 Banged Up Abroad Director - 5 episodes 2010 Martin Clunes:Islands of Britain - The North Producer and Director - Episode 1 2011 Taking On Tyson Director - 2 episodes 2012 Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways Director - 1 episode 2012 Married to the Moonies Producer and Director 2014 Richard E. Grant's Hotel Secrets Producer and Director - 3 episodes 2014 The Gift Director - 2 episodes2016Women in PrisonDirector - 2 episodes2017The Drug Trial: Emergency at the HospitalWriter, Director and Producer2018Breaking Bad in BritainWriter and Director2019The AbusedDirector and Producer2021Queen of SpeedWriter and Director
Awards and nominations
2008: Nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Factual Series or Strand with Paul Sommers, Mark Chapman and Paul Merton for Paul Merton in China. 2008: Nominated for a Broadcast Award for Paul Merton in China. 2017: Winner Feature of the Year, Medical Journalist Awards for The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital 2017: Nominated Best Science Documentary, Grierson Awards for The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital 2018: Winner Best Science Program, Banff Awards for The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital 2018: Nominated Best Documentary, Broadcast Awards for The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital 2019: Winner Best Documentary, Edinburgh Festival TV Awards for The Abused 2019: Winner Best Domestic Affairs, International Broadcasters Awards for The Abused 2020: Nominated Best Single Documentary, BAFTA for The Abused,British Academy Television Award for Best Single Documentary 2020: Nominated Best Documentary, Broadcast Awards for The Abused 2022: Winner Best Sports Documentary, International Emmys for Queen of Speed
References
External links Barbie MacLaurin official website
Barbie MacLaurin at the British Film Institute Barbie MacLaurin at Directors UK