Davy Hughes


1st Assistant Director

Davy has led productions for major broadcasters and streamers including the BBC, ITV, Amazon, Netflix, Sky, and Disney. Recent credits include Time, Brassic, Ridley, and the feature Daliland. With international experience in Guadeloupe, Belgium, Saudi Arabia, and China, he’s trusted by producers for running efficient, safe, and positive sets. Davy holds up-to-date Safe Management of Productions training, is proficient in Movie Magic Scheduling, and is fully licensed to work with child performers. Equally confident across features and episodic TV, he is based in Liverpool, but available worldwide.

Time - Series 2

1st AD

Brassic Series 5

1st AD

Dalíland

1st AD

Selected credits


date
production
director / production company
television:
2024
G'WED S2
Akaash Meeda / Golden Path Productions, ITVX
2024
RIDLEY S2
Various / West Road Pictures, ITV1
2023
TIME S2
Andrea Harkin / BBC Drama, BBC1
2023
BRASSIC S2 & S5
Various / Calamity Films, Sky1
2023
DEATH IN PARADISE S12
Steve Brett / Red Planet Pictures, BBC
2023
ANDY AND THE BAND S3
Various / CBBC
2023
UNCANNY
Chris Holt & Joe Myerscough / BBC
2022
DOCUMENTARY NOW! S4
Alexander Buono & Micah Gardner / Amazon Prime
2022
RED ROSE S1
Various / Eleven Films, BBC/Netflix
2021
THE TOWER S1
Jim Loach / Mammoth Screen, ITV1
2021
STILL SO AWKWARD S7
Various / Channel X, CBBC
2021
ACKLEY BRIDGE S4
Joe Stephenson / The Forge, Channel 4
2020
LIFE S1
Kate Hewitt / Drama Republic, BBC1
2020
CLASS DISMISSED S5
Jason Garbett / CBBC
2019
FREE REIN S3
Beryl Richards & Angelo Abela / Lime Pictures, Netflix
2019
THE WORST WITCH S3
Various / CBBC, Disney Channel
2018
BIGGLETON
Terri Langan / CBeebies
2017
MAN LIKE MOBEEN S1
Ollie Parsons / Netflix
2017
SAFE HOUSE S2 (2nd Unit)
Marc Evans / ITV
2017
NO OFFENCE S2
Various / Channel 4
2016
MILLIE INBETWEEN S3
Various / CBBC
2016
BEOWULF: RETURN TO THE SHIELDLANDS
Various / ITV
2015
EVERMOOR CONFIDENTIAL CHRONICLES
Ian D. Fleming / Disney Channel
2015
GIGGLEBIZ S4
Geoff Coward & Damian Farrell / CBeebies
features:
2024
997
Colin Teague / Back Light Productions
2022
WE ARE NOT ALONE
Fergal Costello / Dave, UKTV
2022
DALILAND
Mary Harron / Sir Reel Ltd, Zephyr Films
2020
PIXIE (dailies)
Barnaby Thompson / Confit Productions
2019
SPECIAL COUPLE
Lei Huang / Zephyr Films
2019
A GOOD WOMAN IS HARD TO FIND
Abner Pastoll / February Films
2018
STRANGEWAYS HERE WE COME
Chris Green / Collateral Films
2018
THE KEEPER (2nd Unit)
Marcus H. Rosenmüller / Lieblingsfilm
2017
ENGLAND IS MINE
Mark Gill / Honlodge Productions
2017
PROPERTY OF THE STATE
Kit Ryan / Media Pro Five Ltd, Amazon Prime
shorts:
2019
BIRTHDAY GIRL
Portia A. Buckley / Afternoon Pictures
2018
THE BIG DAY
Dawn Shadforth / Escape Films
2017
THE AGENCY
Paul Andrew Robinson / Little Us Films
2017
DEPENDENT
Phil Sheerin / Independent
2017
REAL GODS REQUIRE BLOOD
Moin Hussain / Escape Films