Al Mackay

Al most recent credits include all six episodes of KIDNAPPED for BBC Studios and all four parts of WITHOUT SIN starring Vicky McClure and Johnny Harris for Left Bank/ITV (named by The New York Times as one of the “Best Shows of 2024”). He also kicked off COBRA 2 starring Robert Carlyle for New Pictures/Sky One, having impressed on the first series. Other credits include HUMANS for Kudos/Channel 4 and the Netflix/E4 drama, CRAZYHEAD, for which he received a Best Director nomination at the West of England RTS Awards. He was named on the BBC’s New Talent Hotlist 2017.

His previous TV credits include directing the closing block of Russell T Davies’ BANANA for Red Productions, and the 4-part webseries MY JIHAD, which was released on BBC iPlayer, following the success of the original short, which Al also directed.

Al has written and directed numerous short films and his work also includes an online episode of MISFITS for Channel 4, which was nominated for a BAFTA Craft award. Also a writer, Al developed his feature project THE DEN through iFeatures2, and was selected as one of eight writers on the SOS scheme.

www.almackay.com

WITHOUT SIN

“Paced to perfection, Without Sin shows McClure at her very best.”

“a moody and meticulously crafted whodunnit, with riveting twists and turns, excruciating tension and maddening ambiguity surrounding Charles’s culpability.” The Evening Standard

"The hyperactive cops-policing-cops series “Line of Duty” made the British actress Vicky McClure a star, but it was not exactly a comprehensive showcase for her talent. She gets that in “Without Sin,” playing a woman shattered by the death of her teenage daughter who has an unsettling meeting with the man who is in prison for the girl’s murder." - The New York Times, Best Shows of 2024.

COBRA

“this new drama ramps up the end-times mood to nerve-shredding effect.” The Times

“a moreish exploration of low politics and high ambition, with subtle and timely nods to that squalid belt where extreme left and right meet.” The Guardian

 “propulsive plotting meant COBRA gripped” The Telegraph

 “an astounding climax” Metro

“What marks out this fast-paced drama is its sharp wit and light smattering of political intrigue in the corridors of power.” The Times 

MY JIHAD

“Utterly superb… simply an excellent romcom. Sparkling lead performances full of fluttering romantic chemistry” The Guardian

“The dialogue and performances are sweet and sharp in just the right proportions” Radio Times

“Richer territory than the standard romcom” The Sunday Times

“Beautifully done” Front Row, BBC Radio 4