1st Assistant Director
David is a familiar face across UK HETV, working steadily on major returning series for the BBC, Apple TV+ and Netflix, including Ludwig, Endeavour, Top Boy and His Dark Materials. He has built long-running relationships across both broadcast and streaming drama.
He has worked with directors including Ben Palmer, George Kane, Lynsey Miller and Charles Martin, and is equally at home on high-end single-camera drama and fast-moving HETV productions. Having come up through the AD department, David is a consistent presence on set and used to stepping into established productions. Based in Surrey, he is happy to work across
Top Boy: Season 3
1st AD
Ludwig
1st AD
Selected credits
date | production | director / production company |
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| 2026 | NUMBER 10 | Ben Palmer / Hartswood Films, Channel 4 |
| 2025 | LUDWIG S2 | George Kane / Big Talk, BBC |
| 2025 | CRIMINAL RECORD S2 | Joelle Mae David / STV, Apple TV+ |
| 2025 | THE COMPLETELY MADE-UP ADVENTURES OF DICK TURPIN S2 | Ben Palmer / Big Talk, Apple TV+ |
| 2024 | LUDWIG S1 | Jill Robertson / Big Talk, BBC |
Winner: International Emmy Award - Comedy |
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Winner: Venice TV Award - Best Comedy |
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| 2024 | THE DEVIL'S HOURS S3 | Shaun James Grant / Hartswood Films, Amazon Prime |
| 2023 | DOUGLAS IS CANCELLED | Ben Palmer / Hartswood Films, ITV |
| 2023 | SURFACE S2 | Lynsey Miller / Hello Sunshine, Apple TV+ |
| 2023 | THE COMPLETELY MADE-UP ADVENTURES OF DICK TURPIN S1 | Ben Palmer / Big Talk, Apple TV+ |
| 2022 | TOP BOY S5 | Will Stefan Smith / Cowboy Films, Netflix |
Winner: BAFTA Award - Drama Series |
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| 2022 | THE BALLAD OF RENEGADE NELL | Ben Taylor / Lookout Point, Disney+ |
| 2022 | BREEDERS S3 | Ollie Parsons / Avalon, Avalon, FX & Sky |
| 2021 | MARRIAGE | Stefan Golaszwski / The Forge, BBC |
| 2021 | HIS DARK MATERIALS S3 | Charles Martin / Bad Wolf, HBO |
Winner: RTS Award - RTS Northeast & Border Television Award |
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| 2021 | BACK TO LIFE S2 | Ella Jones / Two Brothers, BBC |
| 2020-18 | HOLBY CITY S18-22 | Various / BBC, BBC One |
| 2020 | BREEDERS S2 | Ollie Parsons & Ben Palmer / Avalon, FX & Sky |
| 2019 | ENDEAVOUR S7 | Zam Salim / Mammoth Screen, ITV |
| 2019 | BREEDERS S1 | Ben Palmer / Avalon, FX & Sky |
Winner: Venice TV Award - Best Comedy |
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| 2018 | ENDEAVOUR S6 | Jamie Donoughue & Johnny Allen / Mammoth Screen, ITV |
| 2018 | FLACK S1 | George Kane / Hat Trick Productions, UKTV |
| 2018 | SEMI-DETACHED | Ben Palmer / Happy Trampe, BBC 2 |
| 2017 | ENDEAVOUR S5 | Geoff Sax / Mammoth Screen, ITV |
| 2017 | MUM S2 | Stefan Golaszwski / Big Talk, BBC |
| 2016 | CATASTROPHE S3 | Ben Taylor / Avalon, Channel 4 & Amazon Prime |
| 2016 | THE WINDSORS | Adam Miller / NOHO Film & TV, Netflix |
| 2015 | MUM S1 | Richard Laxton / Big Talk, BBC |
Winner: Broadcasting Press Guild Awards - Best Comedy |
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| 2015 | CUFFS | Kieran Hawkes / Tiger Aspect, BBC |
| 2014 | LIVES OF THE INFAMOUS COMEDY BLAPS | George Kane / Big Talk, Channel 4 |
| 2013 | HIM & HER S4 | Richard Laxton / Big Talk, BBC |
Winner: BAFTA Awards - Best Situation Comedy |
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