BARBIE MACLAURIN
Writer/Producer/Director
BAFTA nominated Writer, Producer and Director making critically acclaimed documentaries and drama-docsfor all major British and American broadcasters. Experienced in running large drama units as well as directing small observational crews. Filmed in over 40 countries, often in extreme and remote environments. Known for visual flair and storytelling.
CREDITS
The Drug Trial: Emergency At The Hospital1 x 60’ BBC2
WINNER FEATURE OF THE YEAR, Medical Journalist Awards 2017
SHORTLISTED BEST SCIENCE DOCUMENTARY, The Grierson Awards 2017
Dramadoc. In2006, eight healthy young men took part in what should have been a routine clinical trial, but within hourssix of them were left fighting for their lives.
Execs: Richard Bond, Dimitri Doganis (Raw TV 2017)
Gripping film - Daily Telegraph A horrifyingly tense dramadoc – The Times
There would have been other ways for television to tackle the scandalbut the writer-director Barbie MacLaurin perceived the power of pure narrative as most important…the acting looked far more real than in TV dramas – Andrew Billen, The Times
Locked Up Abroad, Plane Crash Marijuana 1 x 60’ Nat Geo, MSNBC
Dramadoc. In 1972 Jim PapRocki and Chris Jury are smuggling a ton of grass out of Mexico when their plane sets on fire. After a dramatic escape, they are captured, interrogated and tortured by the Mexican police. Exec: Richard Bond (Raw TV2016)
The Gift 1 x 60’ BBC1
Mel Giedroyc and Matt Baker re-unite people looking for closure after life-changing events. Followed a woman searching for the Kenyan houseboy her family wronged and a tsunami survivor desperate to find his rescuers. Exec: Duncan Coates (Wall to Wall 2015)
Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets 3 x 60’ Sky Atlantic
The irreverent Richard E Grant uncovers the secrets of the world’s most famous and infamous hotels. Filmed in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Venice. Exec: Clive Tulloh, (Burning Bright 2014)
As the show proceeds, it becomes plain that everyone he meets is as won over by Grant as we are– The Independent
Married To The Moonies 1 x 60’ C4, TLC
A rare glimpse into the world of the Unification church following three young Brits as they travel to South Korea to join 2,000 other couples at what turned out to be the last of Reverend Moon’s controversial mass weddings. Exec: Jes Wilkins (Firecracker 2013)
Extreme Railways, Series One – The Monsoon Railway 1 x 60’ Five
Chris Tarrant travels down India’s dramatic western coast on the Konkan Railway discovering how the line was built in such an extreme terrain. Exec: Dale Templar (Gamma Project 2012)
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Locked Up Abroad, Forbidden Love (Philippines) 1 x 60’ Nat Geo
Dramadoc. David Scott and his Filipino girlfriend go on the run to escape a jealous ex, adultery charges and a 14 year prison sentence. Execs: Dimitri Doganis, Bart Layton (Raw TV 2011)
Taking On Tyson 2 x 60’ Animal Planet
Heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson takes up pigeon racing in New York.
Exec: Malcolm Brinkworth (Touch Productions 2011) This heartwarming, gorgeously filmed show reveals a terrifying man who has grown into someone you might want to know - New York Post
Locked Up Abroad,Bangkok 1 x 60’ Nat Geo
Dramadoc. Australian Tim Schrader smuggles heroin and ends up facing the death penalty, drug addiction and HIV in a Thai jail. Execs: Dimitri Doganis, Bart Layton, (Raw TV 2010)
One of the most compelling, relentlessly riveting series TV has ever provided -New York Post
Locked Up Abroad, Party Girl (India) 1 x 60’ Five/Nat Geo
Dramadoc with Kierston Wareing. Backpacker Clare Matthews smuggles hash hidden in statues and ends up spending five years in an Indian jail.Execs: Dimitri Doganis, Bart Layton (Raw TV 2009)
Martin Clunes – Islands of Britain, Ep 1, 1 x 60 ITV
Martin Clunes travels to the Shetlands, the Outer Hebrides and the Small Isles to experience remote island life. Exec: Jeremy Phillips (ITV Productions 2009)
A love letter to the breathtaking British scenery you may not have known was even there – Guardian
Dangerous Jobs For Girls – Cowboys, 1 x 60’ C4
Three successful, career driven British women take on a closely knit brotherhood of cowboys in the Brazilian Pantanal to see if they can cut it in a macho world.
Exec: Patrick Holland (Ricochet 2008)
Transvestite Wives 1 x 60’ Sky One
Documentary looking at three transvestite relationships as seen through the eyes of their wives.
Exec: Simon Howley, (Dragonfly 2008)
Paul Merton in China 4 x 60’ Five/Nat Geo
NOMINATED BEST FACTUAL SERIES, BAFTA 2008
NOMINATEDBEST SERIES, BROADCAST AWARDS 2008
Paul Merton travels across China bringing his absurdist, uniquely British wit to the nation that will within his lifetime eclipse America as the global super-power.
Exec: Paul Sommers (Tiger Aspect 2007)
This is actually more revealing than Palin’s shows …It’s the funniest and most magical thing I’ve seen on telly for a long time’– Sam Wollaston,Guardian
Final Chance To Save Tigers 60’ Sky One
Sanjeev Bhaskar returns to India to realise his dream of a face-to-face encounter with a tiger in the wild and find out why they are the most threatened species on earth.
Exec: Clive Tulloh (Tiger Aspect 2006)A surprisingly moving and personal film – Manchester News
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Peaches Geldof – Teenage Mind, 1x 60’ Sky One
Peaches first film, an authored look at the physical, psychological and sociological state of being a 15-year-old teenager. Exec: Sam Cash(Ten Alps 2005)
An unexpectedly excellent piece of TV – Guardian Great direction and camerawork – Independent
No Going Back 2 x 60’ C4
Documentary series on downshifters moving abroad. Followed two families over a year; a couple renovating a derelict bakery in a mountain village in Crete and a family who mistakenly bought a house with no foundations in Almeria, Spain.
Series Producer: Billy Paulett, (Ricochet 2004)
SAS – Are you tough enough? Series One 3 x 60’ BBC2
Presented by Dermot O’Leary. A group of athletes attempt to complete an SAS Selection course, including capture and interrogation. Series Producer: Gary Hunter (BBC 2002)
Airport 3 x 30’ BBC1
Ob Doc series following life at Heathrow Airport. Series Producer: John Comerford (BBC 2001)
Fasten Your Seatbelt - VIP Butler and Wedding Planner 2 x 30’ BBC1
Rory McGrath and David Gower take on the jobs of VIP Butlers at the exclusive Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai. Jill Dando becomes a wedding rep in the Dominican Republic.Exec: Jane Lush
Holiday BBC1
Main reports with Jill Dando, Craig Doyle and guest presenters Rula Lenska, Patsy Palmer, Charlie Dimmock, Mary Nightingale and Gail Porter. Locations included Nepal, New Zealand, Botswana, Fiji, Cape Town, Turks and Caicos, St Petersburg, Thailand, Canada, Bulgaria and Italy. Execs: Jane Lush/Jannine Waddell (BBC Producctions 1998 – 2001)
CORPORATE/BRANDED CREDITS
Vodafone First
A campaign in which people experience something incredible for the first time. Directed a short for Vodafone Italy in which Rugby Milano train with professional GPS systems to keep their place in the premier league. Exec: Jack Brough, (The Moment for AKQA, 2014)
EDUCATION
1982-85 Aberdeen University, MA English and Sociology
References provided on request
Film clips available on my website
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