---
name: "Henry Foster"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/henry-foster"
fi1m_id: "henry-foster"
tmdb_id: 1806811
roles: ["Director"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T12:27:40.458131+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Henry Foster

## Identity

Henry Foster

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/henry-foster
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** henry-foster
- **TMDB ID:** 1806811
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1806811

Director.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1806811

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*EastEnders*](https://film.one/tv/eastenders.md) (70)

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## Biography

Henry Foster is a British television director. He began his career in production management, working on series including *Doctor Who* (1982), *Juliet Bravo* (1984–1985) and *Bergerac* (1987).

He moved into directing in the late 1980s and is credited as director on *EastEnders* (1987–1996). His other directing credits include *Jupiter Moon* (1990–1996), *Eldorado* (1992–1993), *Emmerdale* (2001–2014) and episodes of *Coronation Street* (2006).

*Sources: imdb.com, coronationstreet.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *EastEnders* (1985), Fi1m 70, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/eastenders.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Return to Skaro* (2021), Actor
- *My Parents Are Aliens* (1999), series, Director
- *EastEnders* (1985), series, Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/eastenders.md)
- *The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace* (1983), Production Manager
- *Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday* (1982), Production Manager
- *Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon* (1980), Production Assistant
- *Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks* (1979), Production Assistant

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/henry-foster