---
name: "Justin Young"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/justin-young"
fi1m_id: "justin-young"
tmdb_id: 2222951
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T16:08:32.299402+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."
---

# Justin Young

## Identity

Justin Young

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/justin-young
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** justin-young
- **TMDB ID:** 2222951
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2222951

Writer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2222951

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Ripper Street*](https://film.one/tv/ripper-street.md) (74)

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## Biography

Justin Young is a British screenwriter, playwright and producer. He wrote an episode of the BBC series *Ripper Street* in 2016 and contributed to *Death in Paradise* between 2018 and 2021.

Young served as head writer and series producer on *Holby City* from 2010 to 2013, during which the programme received two BAFTA nominations. He later became head writer and executive producer on the PBS/ITV adaptation *Sanditon* (2019–2023). His other television credits include episodes of *Dickensian*, *Casualty*, *EastEnders* and *Doctors*. He has also written several stage plays, including *In My Father’s Words*.

*Sources: imdb.com, independenttalent.com, pbsbooks.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Ripper Street* (2012), Fi1m 74, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/ripper-street.md)

## Complete filmography (3)

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

- *Crookhaven* (2026), series, Writer, Creator
- *Ripper Street* (2012), series, Writer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/ripper-street.md)
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), series, Writer

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