James MacTaggart

Biography

Career Overview

James MacTaggart has 45 screen credits in a career dating back to 1964. Signature works include Robinson Crusoe, The Importance of Being Earnest, Alice Through the Looking Glass. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

45

Birth Date

1928-04-25 00:00:00

Birth Place

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

Known For

• 

  Robinson Crusoe
• The Importance of Being Earnest
• 

  Alice Through the Looking Glass
• 

  Baby Blues
• 

  Man Friday
• 

  The Duchess of Malfi

Frequent Collaborators

• Ram John Holder (2 collaborations)
• Sarah Sutton (2 collaborations)
• Stanley Baker (1 collaborations)
• Jerome Willis (1 collaborations)
• Coral Browne (1 collaborations)
• Michael Jayston (1 collaborations)
• Julian Holloway (1 collaborations)
• Gemma Jones (1 collaborations)
• Celia Bannerman (1 collaborations)
• Brenda Bruce (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (4 credits)

  • Robinson Crusoe

    writer

    writing
    1974
  • Alice Through the Looking Glass

    adaptation

    writing
    1973
  • Akropolis

    writer

    writing
    1968
  • BBC Play of the Month

    - Robinson Crusoe (1974) ... writer writing

    - Candide (1973) ... writer writing
    1965

• directing (18 credits)

  • Robinson Crusoe

    director

    directing
    1974
  • The Importance of Being Earnest

    director

    directing
    1974
  • Alice Through the Looking Glass

    director

    directing
    1973
  • Baby Blues

    director

    directing
    1973
  • Man Friday

    director

    directing
    1972
  • The Duchess of Malfi

    director

    directing
    1972
  • Still Waters

    director

    directing
    1972
  • The Man in the Sidecar

    director

    directing
    1971
  • Orkney

    director

    directing
    1971
  • Robin Redbreast

    director

    directing
    1970
  • All the Way Up

    director

    directing
    1970
  • Moonlight on the Highway

    director

    directing
    1969
  • Akropolis

    co-director

    directing
    1968
  • The Franchise Trail

    director

    directing
    1968
  • Drums Along The Avon

    director

    directing
    1967
  • The Portsmouth Defence

    director

    directing
    1966
  • BBC Play of the Month

    - Robinson Crusoe (1974) ... director directing

    - The Importance of Being Earnest (1974) ... director directing

    - Candide (1973) ... director directing

    - Man and Superman (1968) ... director directing

    - Cyrano de Bergerac (1968) ... director directing
    1965
  • The Bone Yard

    director

    directing
    1964

• production (22 credits)

  • Way Off Beat

    producer

    production
    1966
  • The Coming Out Party

    producer

    production
    1965
  • Stand Up, Nigel Barton

    producer

    production
    1965
  • The Bond

    producer

    production
    1965
  • Tomorrow, Just You Wait

    producer

    production
    1965
  • The End of Arthur's Marriage

    producer

    production
    1965
  • Up the Junction

    producer

    production
    1965
  • The Girl Who Loved Robots

    producer

    production
    1965
  • Alice

    producer

    production
    1965
  • A Knight in Tarnished Armour

    producer

    production
    1965
  • The Pistol

    producer

    production
    1965
  • The Man Without Papers

    producer

    production
    1965
  • And Did Those Feet ?

    producer

    production
    1965
  • Auto Stop

    producer

    production
    1965
  • The Interior Decorator

    producer

    production
    1965
  • Three Clear Sundays

    producer

    production
    1965
  • Moving On

    producer

    production
    1965
  • A Little Temptation

    producer

    production
    1965
  • Wear a Very Big Hat

    producer

    production
    1965
  • Ashes to Ashes

    producer

    production
    1965
  • Fable

    producer

    production
    1965
  • A Tap on the Shoulder

    producer

    production
    1965

• creators (1 credits)

  • BBC Play of the Month

    creator

    creators
    1965