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name: "Jill Robertson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jill-robertson"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 June 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "director"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T16:25:38.189836+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."
---

# Jill Robertson

Director. Born 1 June 1968 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 June 1968, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- **Active:** 2011–2015
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as director, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55094695, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002991/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1179730

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*Humans*](https://film.one/tv/humans.md) (74)
- **Apple TV:** [*Vera*](https://film.one/tv/vera.md) (72)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jill Robertson is a television director. She trained at the National Film and Television School after working in script development and production on films including *Trainspotting* (1996), *A Life Less Ordinary* (1997) and *Saving Grace* (2000). A former professional dancer and drama teacher, she began directing television drama in the early 2000s.

Her credits include episodes of *Last Tango in Halifax* (2013), *Law & Order: UK* (2013–2014), *Grantchester* (2014), *Vera* (2016), *Brief Encounters* (2016), *Humans* (2018), *Harlots* (2017–2018), *The Feed* (2019), *Impulse* (2019), *Pennyworth* (2022), *Dalgliesh* (2021) and *Ludwig* (2024). She has received a BAFTA nomination for her work.

*Sources: imdb.com, directorsnow.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Humans* (2015), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/humans.md)
- *Vera* (2011), Fi1m 72, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/vera.md)

## Complete filmography (17)

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

- *Ludwig* (2024), series, Director
- *A Good Girl's Guide to Murder* (2024), series, Director
- *Dalgliesh* (2021), series, Creator
- *The Feed* (2019), series, Director
- *Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler* (2019), series, Director
- *Impulse* (2018), series, Director
- *Brief Encounters* (2016), series, Director
- *Humans* (2015), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/humans.md)
- *Vera* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/vera.md)
- *Law & Order: UK* (2009), series, Director
- *Vulgar* (2002), as Shongo
- *The Story of Tracy Beaker* (2002), series, Director
- *The Suicidal Dog* (2000), Producer
- *Desserts* (2000), Producer
- *Anno Domini* (2000), Producer
- *Tube Tales* (1999), Producer
- *Scarborough Ahoy!* (1994), Production Assistant

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