Malcolm McKay (Writing)
Little is known about Malcolm McKay, a figure with a modest footprint in Writing. Stay tuned for updates as more details become available.
Works
NCS: Manhunt
NCS: Manhunt is a British crime drama television series starring David Suchet, and based on the National Crime Squad. Created by Malcolm McKay, the first series premiered with two episodes on BBC One on 26—27 March 2001. The second series debuted on 4 March 2002, and concluded its six episode run on 19 March 2002.
Release Date:2002-03-04
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:6
Vote Count:1
Gormenghast
At the Castle of Gormenghast, the Groan family has ruled with dusty ceremony for more than seventy generations. A clever and ambitious new kitchen boy, Steerpike, begins to insinuate himself into the affections of Lady Fuchsia Groan and to murder his way to power.
Release Date:2000-01-17
Department:Creator
Job:Creator
Vote Count:28
Cruel Train
In wartime England, a railway official learns that the chairman of the line had sexually abused his wife as a child, then given him the job so he could continue having sexual access to her. The husband and wife kill him together, but are seen by a train driver, who also has problems of his own. The wife tries to divert suspicion by implicating another driver and befriending the witness, but it doesn't go that smoothly.
Release Date:1995-01-01
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:2
Maria's Child
Maria is a dancer who becomes pregnant, unexpectedly, and has to decide whether or not to keep the baby. When her live-in boyfriend, who is not the father, admits to cheating on her, she kicks him out. Still unable to decide what to do, she imagines a dialogue with the fetus.
Release Date:1993-03-28
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:1
Redemption
After 16 years away Stan Peachey returns to his village. His wife still loves him but his sister wants revenge. What was his crime?
Release Date:1991-07-03
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Traitors
A play about the gunpowder plot written from a new angle by Jimmy McGovern.
Release Date:1990-11-05
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Yellowbacks
Britain in the very near future. In an abandoned hotel, a young female doctor and a middle-aged scientist are interrogated separately. The question they are both asked is 'Where is Martin Pitt?'
Release Date:1990-08-30
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Afters
A man discovers his love for his wife as he prepares to live without her
Release Date:1990-08-29
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Wedded
A husband drives throughout the night on a voyage of self-discovery, while his wife waits at home, raking over the ashes of their marriage as their child sleeps in the next room.
Release Date:1990-08-29
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Airbase
Hidden beneath an airbase the elite F-111 pilots live in a secret fantasy world as they wait, primed for the ultimate war game of World War Three. The arrival of the delicious Lieutenant Madeline Kohler detonates a chain reaction of deep rooted antagonism that explodes with cataclysmic consequences.
Release Date:1988-03-01
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
The Play on One
A series of plays specially written for television.
Release Date:1988-01-19
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:3
The Interrogation of John
A suspect is brought to a London police station charged with gross indecency. Police at the station believe he is connected with a murder in the area earlier that night, but the suspect refuses to speak.
Release Date:1987-09-30
Department:Writing
Job:Writer