Fiona Walton
Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Named on the BBC Talent Hotlist 2017, and a former winner of the Scottish BAFTA Best New Director Award, Fiona began her career as a theatre director and is known in television for her strong performance-led directing.
Fiona most recently directed block 2 on Eleventh Hour’s Viaplay reboot of REBUS, prior to which she was lead director on SHETLAND S7 and second block director of ANNIKA for UKTV, which broke records as Alibi’s biggest drama launch in over seven years. Fiona has had a varied and fruitful experience across the TV sphere which includes lead block work on LONDON KILLS for BBC and SUSPECTS for Channel 5 and helming a block on COLD FEET S9.
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
REBUS 2024 | Eleventh Hour Films / Viaplay | - Directed Block 2 (Eps 4,5 & 6) |
SHETLAND (Series 7) 2022 | ITV Studios | - Lead Director (Eps 1,2 & 3) |
ANNIKA 2021 | Black Camel Productions / UKTV / Masterpiece | - Directed Eps 4, 5 and 6 |
COLD FEET (Series 9) 2020 | Big Talk / ITV | - Directed Eps 3 & 4 |
CASUALTY 2016 - 2019 | BBC | - Series 33: Directed Eps 38 & 39 |
LONDON KILLS (Series 2) 2018 | Acorn / BBC | - Lead Director: Eps 1, 2 & 3 |
THE DUMPING GROUND (Series 6) 2018 | CBBC | - Directed Eps 5, 6, 7 & 8 |
SUSPECTS (Series 5) 2016 | Newman Street / Channel 5 | - Lead Director: Eps 1 & 6 |
RIVER CITY 2010 - 2015 | BBC Scotland | - Directed x 26 episodes across 10 series |
SUSPECTS (Series 2) 2014 | Newman Street / Channel 5 | - Directed Eps 3 & 4 |
WATERLOO ROAD 2013 - 2014 | Shed Productions / BBC | - Series 9: Directed Eps 14 & 17 |
WEE GEMS 2006 | BBC Scotland | - Director, as part of this new talent initiative created to encourage and develop directing, producing and writing skills within children's drama |
DOCTORS 2002 - 2003 | BBC | - Directed x 13 episodes across 2 series |
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
FLUNG 2007 | Glasgow Media Access Centre | - Writer and Director |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
HENRY VI Parts 1, 2 and 3 & RICHARD III | Royal Shakespeare Company | - Associate/Assistant Director to Michael Boyd |
TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT, JUNK, QUELQUES FLEURS | Scottish Arts Council Directors Bursary | - Director on 3 main-stage productions |
DIARY OF A SOMEBODY, KAFKA DANCES | High-Doh Theatre | - Artistic Director |
JUDAS | Chester Mystery Plays | - Director: Cast of 60 |