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Mick Jackson (born 4 October 1943) is an English film director and television producer best known for the 1984 BAFTA-winning TV film Threads.[1]
Jackson was born on 4 October 1943 in the settlement of Aveley in Essex, England. He attended Palmer's School before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in electronics at the University of Southampton and a postgraduate degree in drama from the University of Bristol.[2]
Between 1973 and 1987, he directed many documentary and drama productions for BBC TV and Channel 4, including the 1984 Cold War television film Threads.[3][4] He also directed theatrical feature films, including L.A. Story (1991), Volcano (1997) and the Kevin Costner-Whitney Houston thriller The Bodyguard (1992).
Jackson won an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special for the biopic television film Temple Grandin.[5]
He also won the Television Single Drama category for Threads at the 1985 BAFTA Awards.[6]