Philippa Lowthorpe (born 27 December 1961) is an award-winning film and television director. She was awarded the Deluxe Director Award at the WFTV Film and Television Awards for the miniseries Three Girls. Description from her Wikipedia page.
Featuring the breakout stars from the series and returning legends, this documentary takes viewers behind the scenes for an in-depth look at the making of the hit original series.
Release Date:2023-01-25
Character:Self - Director
Vote Count:14
Many years after the events of the original film, legendary sorcerer Willow leads a group of misfit heroes on a dangerous rescue mission through a world beyond their wildest imaginations.
Release Date:2022-11-30
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:382
A unique story told over two distinct halves, "Summer" follows Sam, a man drawn to a mysterious island off the British coast where he encounters a group of islanders set on preserving their traditions at any cost. "Winter" follows Helen, a strong-willed outsider who comes to the island seeking answers, but whose arrival precipitates a fractious battle to decide its fate.
Release Date:2020-09-14
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:3
Vote Count:198
A group of women involved in the Women's Liberation Movement hatched a plan to invade the stage and disrupt the live broadcast at the 1970 Miss World competition in London, resulting in overnight fame for the newly-formed organization. When the show resumed, the results caused an uproar and turned the Western ideal of beauty on its head.
Release Date:2020-03-12
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:277
The story of three of the children who were victims in the 2012 grooming and sex trafficking case in Rochdale, for which nine men were convicted and sentenced. The drama explores how these girls were groomed, how they were ignored by the authorities directly responsible for protecting them, and how they eventually made themselves heard.
Release Date:2017-05-16
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:3
Vote Count:38
The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.
Release Date:2016-11-04
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:2134
Four children dream of escaping the tedium of a summer holiday with their mother. When finally given permission to camp on their own on an island in the middle of a vast lake, they are overjoyed. But when they get there they discover they may not be alone… The battle for ownership of a lonely island teaches them the skills of survival, the value of friendship and the importance of holding your nerve.
Release Date:2016-08-19
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:89
A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set in the Cotswolds during and immediately after the First World War.
Release Date:2015-09-27
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:13
Set in 1820 against the forbidding backdrop of windswept Cornish moors, the story follows the journey of young and spirited Mary who is forced to live with her Aunt Patience after the death of her mother. Mary arrives at the isolated Jamaica Inn to discover her Aunt is a shell of the carefree woman she remembers from her childhood, and instead finds a drudge who is firmly under the spell of her domineering husband Joss. The Inn has no guests - the rooms are locked and kept for storage - but it soon becomes clear that it’s a cover, as Joss is the leader of a smuggling ring, and Jamaica Inn the hub of his ‘free’ trade.
Release Date:2014-04-21
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:3
Vote Count:26
Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
Release Date:2012-01-15
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:4
Vote Count:224
The stories of five young women who were tragically murdered in Ipswich in 2006.
Release Date:2010-04-25
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:3
Vote Count:7
Fast-paced and powerful drama set in the high-octane world of the City of London.
Release Date:2007-06-16
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:8
This BBC historical drama stars James Purefoy as Beau Brummell, the original sharp-dressed dandy of 18th-century London. A socialite responsible for inventing the modern suit, Brummell befriends and restyles Prince Regent of Wales.
Release Date:2006-06-19
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:6
Based on the controversial novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a fictionalised account of the life of Lady Mary Boleyn who becomes mistress to England's king, Henry VIII, before being ousted by her younger sister, Anne. Mary leaves the Court to marry a commoner, but returns when Anne embarks on a reckless policy to save herself from ruin.
Release Date:2003-03-28
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:49
Ten-year-old Clossie is having the worst holiday of her life – dragged to a seaside naturist resort by her fun-loving single mother. When Mum starts flirting with a fishmonger called Nick, there’s nothing for it but her to tail them with binoculars to try and unravel the adult mysteries of attraction.
Release Date:1995-05-20
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:5
The true story follows Helen who, after losing her beloved father, finds herself saved by an unlikely friendship with a stubbor hawk named Mabel. Through the bond, Helen rediscovers the beauty of being alive.
Department:Directing
Job:Director
A family, who's father went bankrupt, confronts what happened to them for the first time.
Release Date:1995-05-13
Department:Directing
Job:Director
A film on the staff and customers of three Blackpool hair-dressing salons as they discuss the many facets of life. Stories of love, loss and gritty determination to carry on and make the best of things with a sense of humour abound.
Release Date:1994-08-29
Department:Directing
Job:Director