Jackson joined BBC tv Features Group in 1973 and produced/directed documentaries and prestigious docu-series including The Ascent of Man and Connections. In 1984 he turned to drama with the acclaimed apocalyptic drama Threads. In 1987 he became director of feature movies in Hollywood, directing The Bodyguard, LA Story, Volcano, Denial and others.
| Movie | The Bodyguard | 1992 |
| Movie | Volcano | 1997 |
| Episode |
The Practice The Practice (Pilot) |
1997 |
| Movie | Temple Grandin | 2010 |
| Episode |
Strange World Pilot |
1999 |
| Episode |
Numb3rs Pilot |
2005 |
| Movie | Tuesdays with Morrie | 1999 |
| Movie | Indictment: The McMartin Trial | 1995 |
| Movie | Chattahoochee | 1989 |
| Movie | Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits | 2000 |
| Movie | Life Story | 1987 |
| Episode |
Covert One: The Hades Factor Covert One: The Hades Factor, Part 1 |
2006 |
| Movie | Yuri Nosenko KGB | 1986 |
| Movie | The Memory Keeper's Daughter | 2008 |
| Episode |
Covert One: The Hades Factor Covert One: The Hades Factor, Part 2 |
2006 |
| Movie | L.A. Story | 1991 |
| Movie | Denial | 2016 |
| Episode |
Jack & Bobby Better Days |
2004 |
| Episode |
The Handler Pilot |
2003 |
| Movie | The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest | 2002 |
| Episode |
Connections Revolutions |
1994 |
| Episode |
In Justice Pilot |
2006 |
| Episode |
BBC Drama Threads |
1984 |
| Movie | Clean Slate | 1994 |
| Movie | Live from Baghdad | 2002 |
| Episode |
The Handler It's Only Rock and Roll |
2003 |
| Episode |
A Very British Coup Part 1 |
1988 |
| Episode |
A Very British Coup Part 2 |
1988 |
| Movie | Threads | 1984 |
| Episode |
A Very British Coup Part 3 |
1988 |
| Movie | Threads | 1984 |
| Movie | Die Oma ist tot | 1997 |
