Alan Macmillan Explained

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

Education

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

Director

Macmillan started his directing career in the mid-1980s making several documentaries and a docudrama called for Scottish Television.^[3] In 1987 he was asked to direct several episodes of Taggart, the Scottish detective series, which he would continue to work on until 2005.^[4] Macmillan was producer and director of , which was nominated in the Best Single Drama category at the 1993 BAFTA Scotland Awards. 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

• 1993: Nominated for the Bafta Scotland Award for Best Single Drama for Crime Story: The Britoil Affair.

External links

• Alan Macmillan official website
  • Alan Macmillan at the British Film Institute

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nominations suggest honours could be shared in 'tartan Oscars' . . 2 October 1993 . 21 October 2014 . Best Single Drama: Crime Story -- The Britoil Affair; The Bogie Man; The Long Roads.
2. News: Taggart rides in for a night at the Opry . . 23 May 1993 . "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.". .
3. Web site: New minder for Taggart behind the cameras . The Herald (Glasgow) . 4 September 1987 . 15 . 21 October 2014.
4. News: Taggart: It's been murder for 200 years . . 2 October 2003 . 36–37 . 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.. .