Costume Designer
Orla is recognised as one of the UK’s leading costume designers in television drama. Her impressive portfolio spans acclaimed TV dramas, period pieces, and comedies. Among her accolades is an RTS award for ITV’s ‘The Long Shadow’, along with two additional RTS nominations, highlighting her exceptional talent. Based in northern England, Orla is flexible and eager to travel for her craft.
* Winner: RTS Craft & Design Award Costume Design - Scripted (The Long Shadow) – RTS 2024, plus two other RTS nominations *
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The Long Shadow
Costume Designer
The Responder Series 2
Costume Designer
"I can't speak highly enough about Orla. She has great vision for characters, collaborates brilliantly with other creatives and works diligently. She has a fantastic team around her, always pushing to make things just right. Orla works really well and attentively with artists ensuring their vision for the characters is thoughtfully attended to."
Juliet Charlesworth - Producer - 'Viewpoint' and 'Brassic'
Selected credits
date | production | director / production company |
television: |
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| 2024 | THIS CITY IS OURS | Saul Dibb / Left Bank Pictures for BBC One |
| 2023 | THE RESPONDER Series 2 | Jeanette Nordahl / Dancing Ledge for BBC One |
| 2023 | KIDNAPPED | Al MacKay / BBC Studios |
| 2022 | PLATFORM 7 | Geoffrey Sax / Dancing Ledge Productions for ITV |
| 2022 | THE LONG SHADOW | Lewis Arnold / New Pictures for ITV |
Winner: RTS Craft & Design Award Costume Design - Scripted - RTS 2024 |
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| 2021 | SHERWOOD | Lewis Arnold, Ben A. Williams / House for BBC |
Nominated: RTS Craft & Design Award Costume Design - Drama - RTS 2022 |
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| 2021 | THE RESPONDER | Tim Meilants, Fien Troch / Dancing Ledge for BBC One |
Nominated: BAFTA TV Award Drama Series - BAFTA Awards 2023 |
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| 2020 | VIEWPOINT | Ashley Way / Tiger Aspect for ITV |
| 2019 | TIN STAR Series 3 | Justin Chadwick, Patrick Harkins, Stewart Svaasand / Kudos for Sky |
| 2019 | FEEL GOOD | Ally Pankiw / Objective Fiction for Netflix |
| 2018 | BRASSIC | Daniel O'Hara, Jon Wright / Calamity Films for Sky |
Nominated: RTS Craft & Design Award Costume Design - Entertainment & Non Drama - RTS 2019 |
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| 2018 | CAROL AND VINNIE | Dan Zeff / BBC |
| 2017 | A CHRISTMAS CAROLE GOES WRONG | Richard Boden / BBC |
| 2016 | HOME FROM HOME | Paul Murphy / BBC |
| 2016 | PORRIDGE | Dominic Brigstocke / BBC |
| 2016 | MAN LIKE MOBEEN | Ollie Parsons / Tiger Aspect for BBC |
| 2015 | SAFE HOUSE Series 2 | Marc Evans / Eleventh Hour Films |
| 2015 | PREY Series 2 | Lewis Arnold / Red Productions for ITV |
| 2015 | ORDINARY LIES | John McKay, Juliet May / Red Productions for BBC |
| 2015 | BANANA | Lewis Arnold, Al Mackay / Red Productions for Channel 4 |
| 2014 | PREY | Nick Murphy / Red Productions |
| 2013 | LOVE MATTERS | Simon Delaney / Red Productions for Sky |
| 2013 | MOVING ON Series 4 | Noreen Kershaw, Johnny Vegas / LA Productions for BBC |
| 2012 | STEPPING UP | Ian Barber, Julia Ford / LA Productions |
| 2012 | SECRETS AND WORDS | Julia Ford, Gary Williams / LA Productions |
| 2011 | THE CASE | Sean Glynn, Paul Murphy / Lime Pictures |
| 2011 | MOVING ON Series 3 | Gary Williams, Noreen Kershaw / LA Productions |
| 2011 | JUSTICE | Noreen Kershaw, Ian Barber / LA Productions |
| 2010 | MOVING ON Series 2 | Dominic West, Noreen Kewshaw / LA Productions |
| 2009 | GUANTANAMO PHIL | Justin Sbresni / Big Talk Productions |
| 2009 | MOVING ON | Gary Williams, Richard Standeven / LA Productions |
features: |
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| 2012 | KELLY + VICTOR | Kieran Evans / Hot Property Films |
Winner: Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer - BAFTA Awards 2014 |
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shorts: |
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| 2015 | SLEEPING LIONS | David Barnes / Libra Television |
| 2011 | THE SWIMMING MAN | Gary Williams / LA Productions |
| 2009 | HIV: THE MUSICAL | Joseph Patrick, Tim Woodall / Ctrl.Alt.Shift |
commercials clients include: |
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Sky, David Beckham, Adidas, Manchester United FC, Barclays, Honda, Singha Beer. |
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