William Dutton
1st Assistant Director
Will followed the time-honoured path into ADing, with stints as a 3rd, 2nd and then 1st AD on returning dramas such as ‘Holby City’, ‘The Bill’ and ‘Casualty’. In more recent times, he’s worked on top-line dramas like ‘The Split’ (Sister/AMC), ‘Wild Bill’ (ITV), and ‘The Baby’ (Sister/HBO) to become one of the UK’s most in-demand Firsts today.
The Baby
1st Assistant Director
The Split Series 3
1st Assistant Director
Selected credits
date | production | director / producer/ production company |
television: |
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2022 | THE FUCK IT BUCKET | Alyssa McClelland / Hubi Liel, Andy Brunskill / Left Bank |
2022 | RAIN DOGS | Jennifer Perrott / Ciara McIlvenny / Sid Gentle Films |
2021 | DI RAY | Alex Pillai / Charlotte Surtees / HTM Television |
2021 | THE SUSPECT | various / Natasha Romaniak / World Productions |
2021 | THE BABY | various / Lucy Gaymer, Naomi de Pear / Sister Pictures |
2021 | THE SPLIT Series 3 | Dee Koppang O’Leary / Sumrah Mohammed / Sister Pictures |
2021 | MIDSOMER MURDERS Series 22 | Christine Lalla / Ian Strachan / Bentley Productions |
2020 | GRANTCHESTER Series 6 | various / Richard Cookson / Kudos Film and TV |
2020 | THE MALLORCA FILES 2 | various / Dominic Barlow / Cosmopolitan Pictures |
2019 | GRANTCHESTER Series 5 | Gordon Anderson, Rob Evans / Richard Cookson / Kudos Film and TV for ITV |
2019 | WILD BILL (2ndUnit) | Charles Martin / Chris Thompson / 42 for ITV |
2019 | DEATH IN PARADISE 9 | Ian Barber / Ella Kelly / Red Planet Pictures |
2018 | GRANTCHESTER Series 4 | Tim Fywell / Richard Cookson / Kudos Film and TV for ITV |
2018 | DEATH IN PARADISE 7 (Ep 7 & 8) | Sarah Walker / Sue Howells / Red Planet Pictures |
2018 | MIDSUMMER MURDERS 20 (Ep 2 & 4) | Paul Harrison, Matt Carter / Guy Hescott / Company Pictures, Bentley Productions |
2017 | GRANTCHESTER 3 Christmas Special | Ed Bennett / Emma Kingsman-Lloyd / Kudos Film & TV |
2016 | MIDSUMMER MURDERS 19 Block 2 | Renny Rye / Ella Kelly / Bentley Productions |
2016 | HOLBY CITY (Ep 42 & 43) | Karl Neilson / Fiona Naylor / BBC |
2016 | SO AWKWARD 2 (8 Eps) | Jordan Hogg / Sally Martin / Channel X |
2015 | HOLBY CITY (4 Eps) | Jamie Annette / Sarah Creasey / BBC |
2015 | FATHER BROWN 4 | David Beauchamp / Caroline Slater / BBC |
2015 | DEATH IN PARADISE 5 | Ed Bennett / Yvonne Francas / Red Planet Pictures |
2015 | DIXI 2 | Dan Berlinka / Melanie Stoke / Kindle Entertainment |
2015 | SO AWKWARD | Jordan Hogg / Sally Martin / Channel X |
2015 | FATHER BROWN 3 | Ian Barber / Ceri Meyrick / BBC |
2014 | DOCTORS (18 Eps) | Jordan Hogg / Sandra MacIver / BBC |
2014 | DIXI | Dan Berlinka / Melanie Stoke / Kindle Entertainment |
2013 | DEATH IN PARADISE (Ep 3 & 4) | Keith Boak / Tim Key / Red Planet Pictures |
2011-10 | CASUALTY (3 Eps) | Tim Leandro / Tracey Simpson / BBC |
2006-10 | THE BILL (39 Eps) | Robbie Del Maestro, Tim Leandro / Tim Key, Ciara McIlvenney, Lachlan Mackinnon, Kevin Rundle / Talkback Thames |
feature films: |
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2012 | BETSY & LEONARD | Bernhard Pucher / Raimund Berens, Bernhard Pucher / Iron Box Films |
2011 | WORLD EXPRESS | Robbie Del Maestro / Joeg Winger / UFA TV |