---
name: "Luke Watson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/luke-watson"
fi1m_id: "luke-watson"
imdb_id: "nm1347766"
tmdb_id: 195594
wikidata_id: "Q114342644"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "15 June 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "director"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-07T16:33:04.559230+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."
---

# Luke Watson

## Identity

Luke Watson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/luke-watson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** luke-watson
- **IMDb ID:** nm1347766
- **TMDB ID:** 195594
- **Wikidata ID:** Q114342644
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q114342644, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1347766/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/195594

Director. Born 15 June 1971 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 15 June 1971, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1986–2013
- **Frequently works with:** [Amy Roberts](https://film.one/person/amy-roberts-2534139.md), [Andy Hay](https://film.one/person/andy-hay.md), [Antonia Bird](https://film.one/person/antonia-bird.md), [Ashley Way](https://film.one/person/ashley-way.md), [Catherine Morshead](https://film.one/person/catherine-morshead.md), [Chris Murray](https://film.one/person/chris-murray-2716243.md), [Christopher Menaul](https://film.one/person/christopher-menaul.md), [Darcia Martin](https://film.one/person/darcia-martin.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as director, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 68 (1), 1990s 66 (1), 2000s 80 (2), 2010s 76 (2)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 3, Mystery 2, Comedy 1, Soap 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q114342644, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1347766/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/195594

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Shameless*](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md) (75), [*Ripper Street*](https://film.one/tv/ripper-street.md) (74), [*Casualty*](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md) (68), [*Midsomer Murders*](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md) (66)
- **Tubi:** [*Criminal Justice*](https://film.one/tv/criminal-justice.md) (85)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Village*](https://film.one/tv/the-village-2013.md) (78)

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

## Biography

Luke Watson is a British director and writer. Born in London in 1971, he studied film and television direction at the Royal College of Art.

He has directed episodes of numerous television series, including *Shameless* (2012–2013), *Britannia* (2018–2019), *Ripper Street* (2016), *The Swarm* (2023) and *Midsomer Murders* (2014). He co-created and co-wrote the four-part thriller series *The Drowning* (2021) for Channel 5.

Watson directed episodes of *Criminal Justice* (2008), the first series of which won the BAFTA for Best Drama Serial. He has also directed single dramas for the BBC, including *Random Quest* (2006) and *A View from a Hill* (2005).

*Sources: imdb.com, filmportal.de, comedy.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *The Village* (2013), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-village-2013.md)
- *Ripper Street* (2012), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/ripper-street.md)
- *Criminal Justice* (2008), Fi1m 85, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-justice.md)
- *Shameless* (2004), Fi1m 75, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md)
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Fi1m 66, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *Casualty* (1986), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

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

- *True Haunting* (2025), series, Director
- *The Swarm* (2023), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *The Drowning* (2021), series, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Britannia* (2018), series, Director
- *Spotless* (2015), series, Director
- *Raker* (2014), Screenplay
- *The Truth About Emanuel* (2013), Co-Producer
- *The Village* (2013), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-village-2013.md)
- *Ripper Street* (2012), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/ripper-street.md)
- *Leonardo* (2011), series, Director
- *Criminal Justice* (2008), series, Director — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-justice.md)
- *Random Quest* (2006), Director
- *A View from a Hill* (2005), Director
- *Hustle* (2004), series, Director
- *Shameless* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md)
- *Holby City* (1999), series, Director
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, Director — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *Casualty* (1986), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *Brookside* (1982), series, Director

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