Hettie Macdonald

Directing

Hettie Macdonald

Born
(age 64)
Birthplace
Pancras, London, England, UK
Credits
23 titles

Biography

Hettie Macdonald is an English film, theatre and television director who won a Grand Prix award, an International Jury Award - Honorable Mention and a People's Choice Award for her work on the film Beautiful Thing.

Macdonald is known as the director of "Blink", the Hugo Award-winning 2007 episode of the Doctor Who series. The episode is widely regarded as the best episode of the series since its 2005 revival. In 2009, SFX named the episode's climax as the scariest moment in Doctor Who's history, citing its "perfect direction". She has also directed for the stage. She studied English at Bristol University before training as a director at the Royal Court Theatre. She was formerly associate director at the Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich.

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Known For

Crew credits 23

YearTitleJob
2026 Steal TV Director (3 ep)
2023 The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Film Director
2020 Normal People TV Director (6 ep)
2017 Howards End TV Director, Creator (4 ep)
2015 Fortitude TV Director (6 ep)
2013 The Tunnel TV Director (2 ep)
2012 Hit & Miss TV Director (3 ep)
2009 Law & Order: UK TV Director (1 ep)
2008 Wallander TV Director (1 ep)
2008 White Girl Film Director
2008 The Fixer TV Director (2 ep)
2007 Lewis TV Director (1 ep)
2006 Goldplated TV Director (8 ep)
2006 Banglatown Banquet Film Director
2005 Doctor Who TV Director (3 ep)
2004 Agatha Christie's Marple TV Director (1 ep)
2003 Servants TV Director (6 ep)
2003 William and Mary TV Director (2 ep)
2001 In a Land of Plenty TV Director (4 ep)
1997 Where the Heart Is TV Director (2 ep)
1996 Beautiful Thing Film Director
1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot TV Director (2 ep)
1986 Casualty TV Director (2 ep)
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