James Hawes

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James Hawes

James Hawes is a British television director. He has worked in British television drama since the mid-1990s and has also produced documentaries for British and American television networks. His work has ranged across high-end period pieces and prime-time adventure drama, including the re-launch of Doctor Who and Enid, a biopic starring Helena Bonham Carter about the celebrated children's author En…

Known For

The AmateurThe Amateur · 2025
The Amateur
6.92025
MovieThrillerAction
After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take action.
One LifeOne Life · 2023
One Life
7.82023
MovieHistoryDrama
British stockbroker Nicholas Winton visits Czechoslovakia in the 1930s and forms plans to assist in the rescue of Jewish children before the onset of World War II, in an operation that came to be known as the Kindertransport.
The Challenger DisasterThe Challenger Disaster · 2013
The Challenger Disaster
7.32013
MovieThrillerDrama
When the space shuttle Challenger blew up in 1986, it was the most shocking event in the history of American spaceflight. The deaths of seven astronauts, including the first teacher in space Christa McAuliffe, were watched live on television by millions of viewers. But what was more shocking was that the cause of the disaster might never be uncovered. The Challenger is the story of how Richard Feynman, one of America's most famous scientists, helped to discover the cause of a tragedy that stunned America.
Fanny HillFanny Hill · 2007
Fanny Hill
5.82007
MovieDrama
Orphaned by smallpox, young Lancashire country lady Fanny Hill cheerfully accepts her friend Esther Davies's offer to join the London 'working girls' with Mrs. Brown, a madam who recruits her as charmingly fresh enough to wait, in-living, on gentlemen.
EnidEnid · 2009
Enid
6.42009
MovieDramaHistory
A poignant biography of one of the most successful and wildly-read writers of the 20th century. Her stories enthralled children everywhere but her personal struggles often proved too much.
The 39 StepsThe 39 Steps · 2008
The 39 Steps
6.52008
MovieThrillerMystery
Richard Hannay, a mining engineer on holiday from the African colonies, finds London socialite life terribly dull. Yet it's more than he bargained for when a secret agent bursts into his room and entrusts him with a coded notebook, concerning the impending start of World War I. In no time both German agents and the British law are chasing him, ruthlessly coveting the Roman numerals code, which Hannay believes he must personally crack.
The Murder at Road Hill HouseThe Murder at Road Hill House · 2011
The Murder at Road Hill House
6.22011
MovieDramaMystery
In 1860, Inspector Jack Whicher of Scotland Yard is sent to rural Wiltshire to investigate the murder of the three-year-old boy Saville Kent, who was snatched from his bed at night and murdered.
Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab WorldLawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World · 2003
Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World
5.52003
MovieDocumentaryHistory
An exploration into the man behind the film-inspired myth, from both Western and Arab perspectives. Thomas Edward Lawrence, a 24-year-old British spy, was a figurehead in the Arab struggle for independence. In 1916, he united Arab tribes and led them in a war against the Turks who ruled over them for 400 years. The consequences of his successes and failures sowed the seeds of conflict that continue to plague the troubled region even today.

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