John Alexander

John Alexander

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.

  • Title: John Alexander
  • Popularity: 1.637
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1961-10-18
  • Place of Birth: Peterlee, County Durham, England
  • Homepage: https://www.johnalexander.tv
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John Alexander Movies

  • 2007
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    The Shadow in the North

    The Shadow in the North

    6.5 2007 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Billie Piper

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  • 2008
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    Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me

    Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me

    3 2008 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: David Walliams

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  • 1998
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    Mosley

    Mosley

    6 1998 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jonathan Cake

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  • 1990
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    Kate Bush: Sensual World

    Kate Bush: Sensual World

    8 1990 HD

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    Cast: Kate Bush

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  • 1987
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    The Mighty Leek

    The Mighty Leek

    1 1987 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Bob Bell

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  • 1989
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    Me and My Bike

    Me and My Bike

    1 1989 HD

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  • 2014
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    6.7 2014 HD

    Carl Matthews commutes by train to London where he works in a property management office under a boss who is pressuring him to dismiss an employee....

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: David Morrissey

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  • 2019
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    7.3 2019 HD

    The early 17th Century story of three courageous, dynamic women who leave their dark pasts behind in England, and make the journey of a lifetime...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sophie Rundle

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  • 2012
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    5.556 2012 HD

    In 1965, seven students meet and, despite being an assorted mix of people, become friends while they share a flat together in London. As time passes,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: MyAnna Buring

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  • 2014
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    7.2 2014 HD

    Mei, a young woman who was adopted from China as a baby, is dramatically pulled back into the land of her birth. As she embarks on a dangerous...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Katie Leung

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  • 2008
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    7.585 2008 HD

    Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby, ignoring her sister Elinor's...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Hattie Morahan

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  • 2014
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    5.8 2014 HD

    Quirke is the chief pathologist in the Dublin city morgue – a charismatic loner whose job takes him into fascinating places as he investigates...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Gabriel Byrne

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  • 2020
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    7.1 2020 HD

    A tale of secrets and scandals set in 1840s London. When the Trenchards accept an invitation to the now legendary ball hosted by the Duchess of...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tamsin Greig

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  • 2019
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    7.1 2019 HD

    A series of gripping thrillers that expose the dark side of the people we trust to care for us - doctors.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ashley Jensen

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  • 2004
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    7.4 2004 HD

    The chaotic lives, loves and drinking sessions of a group of hapless teachers. They might be qualified to teach, but they've still got a lot to...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Vicky Hall

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  • 2011
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    7.2 2011 HD

    Zen is a British television mini series produced by Left Bank Pictures for the BBC, co-produced with WGBH Boston for its Masterpiece anthology...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Rufus Sewell

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  • 2007
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    7.767 2007 HD

    A detective chief inspector from 2006 is investigating a serial killer when he is knocked over by a speeding car. Waking up, he finds himself...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: John Simm

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  • 2024
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    6.7 2024 HD

    Brighton based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is a hard-working police officer who has given his life to the job, but his career is currently at...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: John Simm

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  • 2009
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    5.8 2009 HD

    Follow three intricately connected stories of Jamaicans and Londoners involved in World War Two. Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: David Oyelowo

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  • 2022
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    6.1 2022 HD

    An idyllic family holiday to Turkey turns into a nightmare when 16 year old son is accused of a serious crime.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sheridan Smith

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  • 2022
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    6.1 2022 HD

    An idyllic family holiday to Turkey turns into a nightmare when 16 year old son is accused of a serious crime.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sheridan Smith

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  • 2005
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    6.7 2005 HD

    Allie Henshall and Gavin Ferraday are partners in love and business. They own Henshall Ferraday hair salon, where Allie's sisters Darcey and Sydney...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sarah Parish

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  • 2024
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    7.5 2024 HD

    Belgravia, 1871. When Lord Frederick Trenchard meets Clara Dunn, their courtship is full of passion. But after they marry, the scandalous world of...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Harriet Slater

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