Direction: John McKay

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by John McKay. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Life on Mars (TV Series)

2006 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Matthew Graham · Tony Jordan · Ashley Pharoah · S.J. Clarkson

Cast John Simm · Philip Glenister · Liz White · Dean Andrews

Synopsis TV Series (2006-2007). 2 Seasons. 16 Episodes. Sam (John Simm) Tyler's world is about to be turned upside down. Moments after his girlfriend and colleague is kidnapped, Sam is knocked unconscious by a car and wakes up - in 1973.

7.1

4K votes

7.1

4K votes

Shetland (TV Series)

2013 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Peter Hoar · Thaddeus O'Sullivan · John McKay

Cast Douglas Henshall · Steven Robertson · Lewis Howden · Gemma Chan

Synopsis About detective Jimmy Perez, a native Shetland islander who returns home after a long spell away.

7.0

114 votes

7.0

114 votes

Lip Service (TV Series)

2010 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Harriet Braun · John McKay

Cast Ruta Gedmintas · Fiona Button · Laura Fraser · Emun Elliott

Synopsis TV Series (2010). 2 Seasons. 12 Episodes. Sex, lies and true love in contemporary Glasgow, BBC Three's new seductive relationship drama Lip Service follows the lives of a group of twenty-something lesbians in the scottish city. Cast: Ruta Gedmintas is...

6.5

355 votes

6.5

355 votes

Direction John McKay

Cast Karen Gillan · Aneurin Barnard · Helen McCrory · Joseph May

Synopsis A look at the love affair between 1960s supermodel Jean Shrimpton and photographer David Bailey. Focusing on a wild and unpredictable 1962 Vogue photo shoot in New York, the drama brings to life the story of two young people falling...

5.9

29 votes

5.9

29 votes

Not Another Happy Ending

2013 · Movie · 102 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John McKay

Cast Karen Gillan · Stanley Weber · Iain De Caestecker · Amy Manson

Synopsis When a struggling publisher discovers his only successful author is blocked he knows he has to unblock her or he's finished. With her newfound success, she's become too damn happy and she can't write when she's happy.The only trouble is,...

5.1

290 votes

5.1

290 votes

Crush

2001 · Movie · 111 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John McKay

Cast Andie MacDowell · Imelda Staunton · Anna Chancellor · Kenny Doughty

Synopsis Three 40-something women in a small English town meet weekly for a ritual of gin, cigarettes, and sweets -- and swapped stories arguing which of them has the most pathetic love life. Kate (Andie MacDowell) is headmistress at the local...

5.0

1K votes

5.0

1K votes

Piccadilly Jim

2004 · Movie · 97 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John McKay

Cast Sam Rockwell · Frances O'Connor · Tom Wilkinson · Brenda Blethyn

Synopsis Set in the 1930s, an American with a scandalous reputation on both sides of the Atlantic must do an about-face in order to win back the woman of his dreams.

4.6

91 votes

4.6

91 votes

Direction John McKay

Cast Rupert Graves · Tom Sturridge · Indira Varma · Zoe Wanamaker

Synopsis A mystery in Shakespeare's sonnets is explored.

Not rated

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Ordinary Lies (TV Series)

2015 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Daniel Brocklehurst · Juliet May · John McKay · Misha Manson-Smith

Cast Cat Simmons · Manjinder Virk · Jo Joyner · Sally Lindsay

Synopsis On the shop floor and in the offices of a motor showroom, desperation can lead to drastic solutions.

Not rated

Not rated

Canterbury Tales (TV Miniseries)

2003 · Movie · 249 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Andy De Emmony · John McKay

Cast Nikki Amuka-Bird · James Nesbitt · Julie Walters · Indira Varma

Synopsis Clever adaptation of Chaucer's Canterbury to a modern setting.

Not rated

Not rated