John Alexander

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John Alexander

Directing 64 October 18, 1961

Peterlee, County Durham, England

John Alexander is an award winning British director of television drama who grew up in the East Durham Coal Field and joined the BBC as a post-graduate trainee. He produced a numb…

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Holby City

Holby City

5.8 1999 TV Show
Life on Mars

Life on Mars

7.7 2006 TV Show
Grace

Grace

6.8 2021 TV Show
Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

7.5 2008 TV Show
Rogue

Rogue

6.7 2013 TV Show
Modern Times

Modern Times

9.0 1995 TV Show
Jamestown

Jamestown

7.2 2017 TV Show
Survivors

Survivors

7.1 2008 TV Show
Belgravia

Belgravia

7.1 2020 TV Show
Indian Summers

Indian Summers

7.2 2015 TV Show
Belgravia: The Next Chapter

Belgravia: The Next Chapter

7.6 2024 TV Show
Teachers

Teachers

7.3 2001 TV Show

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John Alexander is an award winning British director of television drama who grew up in the East Durham Coal Field and joined the BBC as a post-graduate trainee. He produced a number of documentaries before directing drama. His works include Quirke, The 7.39, Sense and Sensibility, Small Island, Exile, One Child and Belgravia. Small Island won an International Emmy for Best Mini-Series, and Sense and Sensibility won the Magnolia Best Director Prize at the Shanghai International Film Festival. Exile was BAFTA-nominated for Best Director Fiction and One Child was Royal Television Society-nominated for Best Director Fiction.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    Belgravia: The Next Chapter

    TV show Director

  2. 2022
    No Return

    TV show Director

  3. 2021
    Grace

    TV show Director

  4. 2020
    Belgravia

    TV show Director

  5. 2017
    Trust Me

    TV show Director

  6. 2017
    Jamestown

    TV show Director

  7. 2015
    Indian Summers

    TV show Director

  8. 2014
    One Child

    TV show Director

  9. 2014
    Quirke

    TV show Director

  10. 2014
    The 7.39

    TV show Director

  11. 2013
    Rogue

    TV show Director

  12. 2012
    White Heat

    TV show Director

  13. 2011
    Exile

    TV show Director

  14. 2011
    Zen

    TV show Director

  15. 2009
    Small Island

    TV show Director

  16. 2008
    Survivors

    TV show Director

More credits
  1. 2008
    Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me

    Movie Director

  2. 2008
    Sense and Sensibility

    TV show Director

  3. 2007
    The Shadow in the North

    Movie Director

  4. 2006
    Life on Mars

    TV show Director

  5. 2005
    Ian Fleming: Bondmaker

    Movie Director

  6. 2004
    Outlaws

    TV show Director

  7. 2002
    Cutting It

    TV show Director

  8. 2001
    Shades

    TV show Director

  9. 2001
    Teachers

    TV show Director

  10. 2000
    Hearts and Bones

    TV show Director

  11. 1999
    Real Life

    TV show Director

  12. 1999
    Holby City

    TV show Director

  13. 1998
    Mosley

    Movie Director

  14. 1995
    Modern Times

    TV show Director

  15. 1992
    Get Out!

    Movie Director

  16. 1990
    Kate Bush: The Sensual World - The Video

    Movie Director

  17. 1989
    Me and My Bike

    Movie Director

  18. 1987
    The Mighty Leek

    Movie Director

  19. 1981
    40 Minutes

    TV show Director