Costume Designer
Orla has established herself as one of the UK’s top, go-to costume designers for television drama. She has picked up two RTS nominations and her most recent work is the soon-to-be broadcast and highly anticipated serial killer drama ‘The Long Shadow’. Orla is based is the north of England and will go where the work takes her.
* Two time RTS Craft & Design Award nominee *
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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 |
| 2023 | THE RESPONDER Series 2 | Jeanette Nordahl / Dancing Ledge |
| 2023 | KIDNAPPED | Al MacKay / BBC Studios |
| 2022 | PLATFORM 7 | Geoffrey Sax / Dancing Ledge Productions |
| 2022 | THE LONG SHADOW | Lewis Arnold / New Pictures |
| 2021 | SHERWOOD | Lewis Arnold, Ben A. Williams / House |
Nominated: RTS Craft & Design Award Costume Design - Drama - RTS 2022 |
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| 2021 | THE RESPONDER | Tim Meilants, Fien Troch / Dancing Ledge |
Nominated: BAFTA TV Award Drama Series - BAFTA Awards 2023 |
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| 2020 | VIEWPOINT | Ashley Way / Tiger Aspect |
| 2019 | TIN STAR Series 3 | Justin Chadwick, Patrick Harkins, Stewart Svaasand / Kudos |
| 2019 | FEEL GOOD | Ally Pankiw / Objective Fiction |
| 2018 | BRASSIC | Daniel O'Hara, Jon Wright / Calamity Films |
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 |
| 2015 | SAFE HOUSE Series 2 | Marc Evans / Eleventh Hour Films |
| 2015 | PREY Series 2 | Lewis Arnold / Red Productions |
| 2015 | ORDINARY LIES | John McKay, Juliet May / Red Productions |
| 2015 | BANANA | Lewis Arnold, Al Mackay / Red Productions |
| 2014 | PREY | Nick Murphy / Red Productions |
| 2013 | LOVE MATTERS | Simon Delaney / Red Productions |
| 2013 | MOVING ON Series 4 | Noreen Kershaw, Johnny Vegas / LA Productions |
| 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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