Susanna White

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Susanna White

Born January 1, 1960 · England, UK (age 66)

Susanna White (born 1960 or 1961) is a British television and film director. She spent 12 years making documentaries for BBC2, but is best known for directing the BBC miniseries Jane Eyre, the HBO miniseries Generation Kill, and the Disney+ series Andor. She has won multiple awards, including one BAFTA Television Award, and received numerous nominations, including nominations for two Primetime Em…

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Nanny McPhee and the Big BangNanny McPhee and the Big Bang · 2010
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
6.32010
MovieComedyFantasy
Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny discovers that the children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in. Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle and a statue that comes to life to a tree-climbing piglet and a baby elephant, Nanny uses her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new lessons.
Our Kind of TraitorOur Kind of Traitor · 2016
Our Kind of Traitor
6.02016
MovieThriller
A young Oxford academic and his attorney girlfriend holiday in Morocco. They bump into a Russian millionaire who owns a peninsula and a diamond watch. He wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the lovers on a tortuous journey to the City of London and its unholy alliance with Britain's intelligence establishment, to Paris and the Alps.
Woman Walks AheadWoman Walks Ahead · 2018
Woman Walks Ahead
6.82018
MovieDramaHistory
Based on a true story, this riveting western follows a headstrong New York widow as she journeys west to meet Sioux chief Sitting Bull, facing off with an army officer intent on war with Native Americans.
Prima Facie
Nov 13, 2026
Prima Facie · 2026
Prima Facie
2026
MovieDrama
Tessa is a brilliant British defence barrister dominating London’s ruthless courtrooms. Fierce, witty, and self-made, she defends men accused of sexual assault — until she is assaulted herself by a colleague from a powerful legal dynasty. Suddenly, the system she trusted turns against her. As she faces the same tactics she once used in court, Tessa’s faith in justice unravels. Once in control, now exposed and disbelieved, she must fight to reclaim her voice and sense of self.
Love AgainLove Again · 2003
Love Again
10.02003
MovieDrama
Dramatisation of the romantic life and various relationships of poet Philip Larkin, from his arrival as librarian at Hull University in 1955 to his death in 1985.
ComradesComrades · 1992
Comrades
1992
MovieDocumentary
Channel 4 documentary on Liverpool’s Militant Tendency, following former Labour party MP and Militant member Terry Fields on his 1992 general election campaign.
The Diary of a NobodyThe Diary of a Nobody · 2007
The Diary of a Nobody
8.02007
Movie
Based on the English comic novel written by the brothers George and Weedon Grossmith in the 1880s. The diary records the daily events in the lives of a London clerk, Charles Pooter, his wife Carrie, his son Lupin, and numerous friends and acquaintances, over a period of 15 months. The hapless Victorian diarist records the minutiae of life in the suburbs with a dry wit, sarcasm and mostly misunderstood humour, as he battles with impertinent tradesmen, exasperating friends and his wayward son Lupin's various misdemeanours.
TS Eliot: Into 'The Waste Land'TS Eliot: Into 'The Waste Land' · 2022
TS Eliot: Into 'The Waste Land'
2022
MovieDocumentary
An exploration of TS Eliot's The Waste Land, in its centenary year, that for the first time uncovers the personal story behind Eliot's creation of his celebrated poem.

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