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Nicola Shindler

Nicola Shindler

Producer · Born October 8, 1968 (58)

6 BAFTA Awards · 1 other major award body

Nicola Shindler OBE is a multi-award-winning producer, behind dramas including Years and Years, The Stranger, Happy Valley, Queer As Folk, Finding Alice and It's A Sin. In January 2021, Shindler launched new independent production company Quay Street Productions. Nicola has won 11 BAFTAs and in 2019 was awarded an OBE and took home one of BAFTA's highest honours, the Special Award, for her services to British Broadcasting. Prior to launching Quay Street Productions, Nicola founded RED Production Company in 1998, where she was Chief Executive for 22 years. She also previously served as chief executive and chief creative officer at StudioCanal UK.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 8, 1968 (58)
Works as
Producer
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 68 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 46% in 30 days

What are Nicola Shindler's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Self
22%
Morality
18%
Survival
12%
Society
9%
Ideas
4%
Power
4%
Family bonds18 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Melancholic
23
Dread
15
Hopeful
8
Warm
4
Other
19

How their films linger

Unsettling19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet19
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous13

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nicola Shindler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nicola Shindler's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

68 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Tip Toe(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Run Away(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • All We Ever Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Producer

  • Lazarus(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • The Guest(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • The Stolen Girl(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Missing You(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Men Up(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Red King(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Parish(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Dead Hot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • After the Flood(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Finders Keepers(2024)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Fool Me Once (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Significant Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Nolly(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • This Is Christmas(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Queer as Folk(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • No Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Unforgivable(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Ridley Road(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • It's a Sin(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Stay Close(2021)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Stranger(2020)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Years and Years(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Safe(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Come Home(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • The Detail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Butterfly(2018)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Trust Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Paranoid(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Ordinary Lies(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Banana(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Tofu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Danny and the Human Zoo(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Happy Valley(2014)

    Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Prey(2014)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Pat & Cabbage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Heading Out(2013)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Witch(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Last Tango in Halifax(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Blood(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Leaving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Blackout(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Hit & Miss(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Scott & Bailey(2011)

    Show 22 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Exile(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Bedlam(2011)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Single Father(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • A Passionate Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Worried About the Boy(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Unforgiven(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Mark of Cain(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Good Housekeeping Guide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • New Street Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 14 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Casanova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Mine All Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Conviction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Second Coming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · Producer

  • Bob & Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Clocking Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 27 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Love in the 21st Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 6 episodes · Writer

  • Queer as Folk(1999)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • Hillsborough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Producer

  • The Blame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 58 titles, 57 of them dated from 1996 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Unforgivable (2021)

$13K worldwide

Highest rated

Queer as Folk (1999)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Run Away (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 58: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing57 of 58: 57 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s22 · crew2020s21 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

6 BAFTA Awards from 14 major nominations, 1997–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Mini-Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best New Scripted Series
  2. 2019
    • BAFTA Award, won · Outstanding Contribution to Television
  3. 2017
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Drama Series
  4. 2015
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Mini-Series
  5. 2013
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Drama Series
  6. 2010
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Drama Serial
  7. 2008
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Single Drama
  8. 2005
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Drama Series
Show 4 earlier years
  1. 2003
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Drama Series
  2. 2002
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Drama Serial
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Drama Series
  3. 2001
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Drama Series
  4. 1997
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Single Drama

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Nicola Shindler's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 43 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · producer

Queer as Folk (2022)

87th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Happy Valley (2014)

Midcredits 98th · 95% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Nicola Shindler's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles45–85 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles15–82 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles40–80 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles30–74 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles37–80 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Nicola Shindler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nicola Shindler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daniel Brocklehurst shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles