Nick Hurran (born 1959) is a British film and television director. His 1998 film ''

Girls' Night ''Girls' Night'' is a 1998 British comedy-drama directed by Nick Hurran. Loosely based upon the real experiences of writer Kay Mellor, the film stars Julie Walters and Brenda Blethyn as two sisters-in-law and best friends, one dying of cancer, ...

'' was entered into the

48th Berlin International Film Festival The 48th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 February 1998. The festival opened with the Irish film ''The Boxer'' by Jim Sheridan. Francis Ford Coppola's '' The Rainmaker'' was selected as the closing night film. The ...

. Hurran is married to a television producer, Michele Buck, with whom he has two children.

Selected filmography

Film

* ''Remember Me? '' (1997) * ''

'' (1998) * ''

Virtual Sexuality ''Virtual Sexuality'' is a 1999 film directed by Nick Hurran and starring Laura Fraser, Rupert Penry-Jones, Luke de Lacey, and Kieran O'Brien. The screenplay concerns a young woman who designs the perfect man at a virtual reality convention, bu ...

'' (1999) * '' Plots with a View'' (2002) * '' Little Black Book'' (2004) * ''

It's a Boy Girl Thing ''It's a Boy Girl Thing'' is a 2006 romantic comedy film directed by Nick Hurran and written by Geoff Deane, starring Kevin Zegers and Samaire Armstrong and set in the United States but produced in the United Kingdom. The producers of the film ...

'' (2006)

Television

* '' The Perfect Match'' (1995) * ''Happy Birthday Shakespeare'' (2000) * ''

Take a Girl Like You ''Take a Girl Like You'' is a comic novel by Kingsley Amis. The narrative follows the progress of twenty-year-old Jenny Bunn, who has moved from her family home in the North of England to a small town not far from London to teach primary school ...

'' (2000) * ''

The Last Detective ''The Last Detective'' is a British TV comedy drama series, broadcast on ITV between 7 February 2003 and 31 May 2007, starring Peter Davison as the title character, Detective Constable " Dangerous Davies". The series is based on the "Dangero ...

'' (2003, 1 episode) * ''Walk Away and I Stumble'' (2005) * ''A Class Apart'' (2007) * ''

Bonekickers ''Bonekickers'' is a BBC drama about a team of archaeologists, set at the fictional Wessex University. It made its début on 8 July 2008 and ran for one series. It was written by '' Life on Mars'' and '' Ashes to Ashes'' creators Matthew Graha ...

'' (2008, 1 episode) * ''

The Prisoner ''The Prisoner'' is a 1967 British television series about an unnamed British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a mysterious coastal village, where his captors designate him as Number Six and try to find out why he abruptl ...

'' (2009; 6 episodes) * '' Doctor Who'' (2011-2013) : **

The Girl Who Waited "The Girl Who Waited" is the tenth episode of the sixth series of the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', and was first broadcast on BBC One and BBC America on 10 September 2011. It was written by Tom MacRae and was direct ...

The God Complex "The God Complex" is the eleventh episode of the sixth series of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', first broadcast on BBC One on 17 September 2011. It was written by Toby Whithouse and directed by Nick Hurran. In t ...

Asylum of the Daleks "Asylum of the Daleks" is the first episode of the seventh series of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'', broadcast on BBC One on 1 September 2012. It was written by executive producer Steven Moffat and directed by ...

The Angels Take Manhattan "The Angels Take Manhattan" is the fifth episode of the seventh series of the revived British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast on BBC One on 29 September 2012. It is the last in the first block of epis ...

The Day of the Doctor ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

* '' Sherlock'' **

His Last Vow "His Last Vow" is the third episode of the third series of the BBC Television series '' Sherlock'', which follows the modern-day adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The episode was first broadcast on 12 January 2014, on BBC One and Channel One. It ...

- Nominated -

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special This is a list of the winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Chronology of category names Over the years, the scope of this award has evolved and the name with which ...

The Lying Detective "The Lying Detective" is the second episode of the fourth series of the British television series '' Sherlock'' and the twelfth episode overall. The episode was first broadcast on BBC One, BBC First, PBS and Channel One on 8 January 2017. Plot ...

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Childhood's End ''Childhood's End'' is a 1953 science fiction novel by the British author Arthur C. Clarke. The story follows the peaceful alien invasionBooker & Thomas 2009, pp. 31–32. of Earth by the mysterious Overlords, whose arrival begins decade ...

'' (2015; 3 episodes)Syfy greenlights Arthur C. Clarke's 'Childhood's End' as a miniseries
/ref> *'' Travelers'' (2016; 1 episode) *''

Altered Carbon ''Altered Carbon'' is a 2002 cyberpunk novel by the English writer Richard K. Morgan. Set in a future in which interstellar travel and relative immortality is facilitated by transferring consciousnesses between bodies ("sleeves"), it follows t ...

'' (2018; 2 episodes)

References

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