Director Rob McCabe's poster for his ITVX documentary series 'Rolf Harris - Hiding in Plain Sight'

Director Rob McCabe's poster for the HBO feature documentary 'SEX, LIES AND THE COLLEGE CULT'

Director Rob McCabe's promotional poster for his documentary series 'Terror at 30,000 Feet'

Director Rob McCabe's promotional poster for the Channel 4 documentary 'Taylor Swift: A Love Story'

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Director Rob McCabe's promotional poster for his Channel 4 documentary series 'Barristers: Fighting For Justice'

Director Rob McCabe's promotional poster for BBC documentary series 'Five Star Babies: Inside The Portland Hospital'

Director Rob McCabe's promotional poster for Channel 5 feature documentary 'The Accused'

Director Rob McCabe's promotional poster for BBC2 documentary series 'Inside the Bank of England'

Director Rob McCabe's promotional poster for Netflix documentary series 'Inside the World's Toughest Prisons'

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Director Rob McCabe's promotional poster for Channel 5 documentary series 'The Railway Killers'

Director Rob McCabe's promotional poster for Channel 5 documentary series 'Costa Concordia: Collision at Sea'

Director Rob McCabe's promotional poster for documentary series 'Britain's Biggest Primary School'

Director Rob McCabe's promotional poster for Netflix documentary series 'Toughest Forces on Earth'

Director Rob McCabe's promotional poster for BBC documentary series 'The Crane Gang'

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I make high-profile factual television for major UK broadcasters and global streamers, consistently delivering ambitious series and singles – often within demanding budgets and schedules.

Across more than 70 hours of prime-time output, I’ve led teams through research, filming and delivery – setting narrative and tone, storyboarding and scripting, and balancing sensitive access with legal, risk and compliance oversight.

My experience spans interview and archive-led retrospectives; access documentaries; true crime and crime & justice; presenter-led factual; stories of crisis, catastrophe and survival; and returning popular formats. I regularly recruit and manage teams across production and post, and I’m known for calm decision-making under pressure.

I’m comfortable working at speed across multiple moving parts, have extensive fast-turnaround experience, and I stay hands-on in production – directing crews and self-shooting where needed (obs doc, recon and MIVs).

I’m a BAFTA, RTS and Broadcast Award winner, and have been shortlisted for a Grierson.