DIRECTOR

John Strickland

49 credits since 19821 coming up

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In the pictureBodyguard

ABOUT JOHN

John Strickland is a British film and television director.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Known forDirecting

On Cineora31 of 49 titles

Known for

The titles people know John from.

Series

Bodyguard

2018IMDb8.0

Series

Line of Duty

2012–IMDb8.7

Series

The Flight Attendant

2020–2022IMDb7.0

Series

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989–2013IMDb8.6

Series

Strike Back

2010–2020IMDb8.1

Series

The Musketeers

2014–2016IMDb7.8

Series

Big Love

2006–2011IMDb7.7

Series

Hustle

2004–2012IMDb8.2

Series

The Rig

2023–2025IMDb5.9

Series

Mr Selfridge

2013–2016IMDb7.7

Series

Troy: Fall of a City

2018IMDb4.2

Series

Whitechapel

2009–2013IMDb7.8

Coming up

What John is working on next.

EmbassyExecutive ProducerDate to be announced

Career

IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 31
Average IMDb: 7.2
Highest rated: Line of DutyIMDb 8.7
Working since: 1982

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

49 credits

The 2020s

2 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average

Series

The Rig

2023–2025IMDb5.9

Director · Executive Producer · 12 episodes

Series

The Flight Attendant

2020–2022IMDb7.0

Director · 1 episode

The 2010s

11 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average

Series

Bodyguard

2018IMDb8.0

Director · 3 episodes

Series

Troy: Fall of a City

2018IMDb4.2

Director · 2 episodes

Series

In Plain Sight

2016IMDb7.4

Director · Creator · 3 episodes

Series

X Company

2015–2017IMDb7.7

Director · 2 episodes

Series

Undeniable

2014IMDb6.6

Director · 2 episodes

Series

The Musketeers

2014–2016IMDb7.8

Director · 2 episodes

Series

Mr Selfridge

2013–2016IMDb7.7

Director · 2 episodes

Series

Line of Duty

2012–IMDb8.7

Director · 11 episodes

The 2000s

18 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Not on Cineora

The Philanthropist

2009

Director · 1 episode

Series

Whitechapel

2009–2013IMDb7.8

Director · 2 episodes

Series

Apparitions

2008IMDb7.8

Director · 2 episodes

Series

The Fixer

2008–2009IMDb7.3

Director · 2 episodes

Movie

The Murder of Princess Diana

2007IMDb5.2

Director

Movie

A for Andromeda

2006IMDb5.3

Director

The Family Man

Not on Cineora

The Family Man

2006

Director · 1 episode

Series

Big Love

2006–2011IMDb7.7

Director · 1 episode

The 1990s

12 titles · IMDb 7.6 on average

Movie

G:MT Greenwich Mean Time

1999IMDb6.6

Director

Not on Cineora

Undercover Heart

1998

Director · 3 episodes

Not on Cineora

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

1997

Director · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Plotlands

1997

Director · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Bill: Target

1996

Director

Not on Cineora

Ghosts

1995

Director · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Milner

1994

Director

Not on Cineora

Faith

1994

Director · 2 episodes

The 1980s

4 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average

Series

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989–2013IMDb8.6

Director · 1 episode

Series

Boon

1986–1992IMDb6.5

Director · 1 episode

Series

The Bill

1984–2010IMDb6.7

Director · 10 episodes

Series

Brookside

1982–2003IMDb6.6

Director · 8 episodes

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in John’s titles.

Jed MercurioCreator · Bodyguard, Line of Duty and 2 more

Martin CompstonLine of Duty, The Rig and 1 more

Theo JamesBedlam and Case Sensitive

Keeley HawesBodyguard and Line of Duty

Siobhan FinneranApparitions and Clocking Off

Marc WarrenThe Musketeers and Hustle

Warren BrownStrike Back and X Company

Tom Goodman-HillMr Selfridge and Case Sensitive