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name: "James Aspinall"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-aspinall"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T16:08:14.867271+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."
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# James Aspinall

Cinematographer.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0039674/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/43399

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Durrells*](https://film.one/tv/the-durrells.md) (80)

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## Biography

James Aspinall is a British cinematographer. He has worked extensively in British television, serving as director of photography on series including *The Durrells* (2016–2018), *Case Histories* (2011), *Unforgotten* (2015 and 2023–2025), *Poldark* (2018), *Endeavour* (2020), *Queens of Mystery* (2019) and *Dalgliesh* (2021).

*Sources: imdb.com, castfacts.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Durrells* (2016), Fi1m 80, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-durrells.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

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

- *The Time of Their Lives* (2017), Director of Photography
- *The Durrells* (2016), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-durrells.md)
- *Feast of Varanasi* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Bonobo* (2014), Cinematography
- *Rosamunde Pilcher: The Other Wife* (2012), series, Director of Photography
- *Case Histories* (2011), series, Director of Photography
- *Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love* (2011), series, Director of Photography
- *The 39 Steps* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Fanny Hill* (2007), series, Director of Photography
- *The Chatterley Affair* (2006), Director of Photography
- *A Line in the Sand* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Lawrence of Arabia, the battle for the Arab world* (2003), series, Director of Photography
- *Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Sparkling Cyanide* (2003), Director of Photography
- *The Safe House* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Doomwatch: Winter Angel* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Savage Hearts* (1995), Director of Photography
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Young Stephen

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