Gavin Millar

Gavin Millar

director, producer, writer

Gavin Millar was born on Jan 11, 1938 in UK. Gavin Millar's big-screen debut came with Cream in My Coffee directed by Gavin Millar in 1980. Gavin Millar is known for Housewife, 49 directed by Gavin Millar, Victoria Wood stars as Nella Last and David Threlfall as Daddy (Will Last). Gavin Millar has got 4 awards and 4 nominations so far. The most recent award Gavin Millar achieved is BAFTA Awards. The upcoming new movie Gavin Millar plays is Albert Schweitzer which will be released on Dec 24, 2009.

Gavin Millar was born in Clydebank, Scotland, to a working class family. The family moved to England when he was nine years old. After school and national service in the Royal Air Force, he studied English at Oxford University. His notable early work as a director was for the BBC in the 1960s. He also went on to direct for commercial television, including Dennis Potter's Cream in My Coffee (1980) for London Weekend Television and John le Carré's A Murder of Quality (1991) for Thames Television. Although mainly known for television, he has directed films such as Dreamchild (1985) (again by Potter) and Iain Banks' raunchy Complicity (2000).

  • Birthday

    Jan 11, 1938
  • Place of Birth

    Clydebank, Scotland, UK
  • Also known

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Known For

Awards

4 wins & 4 nominations

BAFTA Awards
2007
Best Single Drama
Winner - BAFTA TV Award
BAFTA Awards, Scotland
1997
Best Drama Series or Serial
Winner - BAFTA Scotland Award
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