Penny Woolcock's first film When The Dog Bites (1988) was an innovative documentary with scripted inserts. Her other documentaries include Shakespeare on the Estate, The Wet House and The Five of Us. She moved into television drama with Macbeth on the Estate (BBC) and then Tina Goes Shopping and Tina on the Estate (C4). She made her feature film debuts with The Death of Klinghoffer based on the John Adams opera and The Principles of Lust. Her most recent film is Mischief Night, a feature that completes the Tina trilogy.