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McGrath, John (1935-2002)
 

Film & TV credits


Film Credits
 
BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN1967screenplay
THE BOFORS GUN1968screenplay / original play
PRAISE MARX AND PASS THE AMMUNITION1968"Internationale" translated by
THE VIRGIN SOLDIERS1969adaptation
THE RECKONING1969screenplay
THE DRESSMAKER1988script / executive producer
ROBIN HOODUS, 1991screenplay
CARRINGTONUK / France, 1994producer
MAIRI MHOR1994producer / screenplay
MA VIE EN ROSEFrance / Belgium / UK / Switzerland, 1997co-producer
ABERDEENNorway / UK, 2000co-producer
 
Television Credits
 
THE COMPARTMENTBBC tx 22/8/1961producer
Z CARS: Four of a KindBBC tx 2/1/1962director
Z CARS: Stab in the DarkBBC tx 23/1/1962director
Z CARS: Friday NightBBC tx 6/2/1962director
Z CARS: Family FeudBBC tx 20/2/1962director
Z CARS: Invisible EnemyBBC tx 17/4/1962director
Z CARS: People's PropertyBBC tx 15/5/1962director / script
Z CARS: Day TripBBC tx 12/6/1962director
Z CARS: TeamworkBBC tx 3/7/1962director
TELEVISION PLAYHOUSE: The Wedding DressITV tx 22/2/1963director
THE ENTERTAINERSITV tx 25/3/1964director
DIARY OF A YOUNG MANBBC1 tx 8/8 - 12/9/1964 (6 eps)script
SIX: The Diary of a NobodyBBC2 tx 12/12/1964producer / script
SIX: The ChaseBBC2 tx 19/12/1964producer
SIX: Don't I Look Like a Lord's Son?BBC2 tx 26/12/1964producer
SIX: The Day of RagnarokBBC2 tx 2/1/1965director / producer
SIX: The Logic GameBBC2 tx 9/1/1965producer
SIX: Andy's GameBBC2 tx 16/1/1965producer
EAST OF HOWERSBBC1 tx 1/1/1966producer
FIVE MORE: ShotgunBBC2 tx 11/7/1966director / producer / script
FIVE MORE: Are You There?BBC2 tx 18/7/1966producer
FIVE MORE: MoBBC2 tx 25/7/1966director
FIVE MORE: StrangersBBC2 tx 1/8/1966producer
FIVE MORE: Exit 19BBC2 tx 8/8/1966producer
THE WEDNESDAY PLAY: Double BillBBC1 tx 26/11/1969director
PLAY FOR TODAY: OrkneyBBC1 tx 13/5/1971adaptation
PLAY FOR TODAY: The Bouncing BoyBBC1 tx 11/12/1972script
FULL HOUSE: Plugged Into HistoryBBC2 tx 13/1/1973script
2ND HOUSE IN LIVERPOOL: Soft or a GirlBBC2 tx 17/11/1973play
PLAY FOR TODAY: The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black OilBBC1 tx 6/6/1974script
ONCE UPON A UNIONBBC2 tx 12/3/1977script
Z CARS: PressureBBC1 tx 20/9/1978director
PLAY FOR TODAY: The Adventures of FrankBBC1 tx 4 & 11/11/1980 (2 pts)director / script
POWER: My Sister's EighteenthITV tx 23/11/1981script
COME TO MECCA: Dear ManjuBBC2 tx 25/11/1983director
COME TO MECCA: Come to MeccaBBC2 tx 2/12/1983director
POETS AND PEOPLEChannel 4 tx 30/9 - 14/10/1984 (3 pts)director / producer
SWEETWATER MEMORIESChannel 4 tx 22/10/1984director / producer / presenter
DARIO FO - MODERN JESTERChannel 4 tx 16/12/1985on-screen participant
BLOOD RED ROSESChannel 4 tx 4 - 18/12/1986 (3 pts)director / script
THERE IS A HAPPY LANDChannel 4 tx 24/1 - 7/2/1987 (3 pts)director / script
NEW YEAR PIECESChannel 4 tx 31/12/1987director / producer / script
BORDER WARFAREChannel 4 tx 10 - 24/2/1990 (3 pts)director / script
THE LATE SHOW: Theatre, Theatre & More TheatreBBC2 tx 2/5/1990on-screen participant
JOHN BROWN'S BODYChannel 4 tx 19/8 - 2/9/1990 (3 pts)director / script
ELEGY: FOR THOSE WHO DIED IN THE GULF WARChannel 4 tx 31/3/1991director / producer
EX-S: 7:84 - Keep Right On?BBC Scotland tx 1992on-screen participant
SCREEN TWO: The Long RoadsBBC2 tx 31/1/1993executive producer / script
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT: COPS ON THE BOX: Barlow, Regan, Pyall and FancyBBC2 tx 31/5/1993interviewee
THE SOUTH BANK SHOW: Willy RussellITV tx 19/9/1993interviewee
SCREEN TWO: Half the Picture - Scenes from the Scott 'Arms to Iraq' InquiryBBC2 tx 18/2/1996producer / script
WITHOUT WALLS: C4PD Part 2 - Z CarsChannel 4 tx 2/4/1996interviewee
JOHN McGRATH: A GOOD NIGHT OUTBBC4 tx 27/3/2002subject of programme