---
name: "Oral Norrie Ottey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/oral-norrie-ottey"
fi1m_id: "oral-norrie-ottey"
imdb_id: "nm0653205"
tmdb_id: 18077
wikidata_id: "Q25660110"
roles: ["Editor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 85
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-07T18:19:39.950693+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."
---

# Oral Norrie Ottey

## Identity

Oral Norrie Ottey

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/oral-norrie-ottey
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** oral-norrie-ottey
- **IMDb ID:** nm0653205
- **TMDB ID:** 18077
- **Wikidata ID:** Q25660110
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25660110, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0653205/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18077

Editor.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Active:** 1993–2018
- **Also known as:** Oral Ottey, Norrie Ottey
- **Frequently works with:** [David Nutter](https://film.one/person/david-nutter.md), [Frances Parker](https://film.one/person/frances-parker.md), [Nick Murphy](https://film.one/person/nick-murphy.md), [Simon Cellan Jones](https://film.one/person/simon-cellan-jones.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 85 (1), 2000s 86 (2), 2010s 83 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 85 to 82 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Action & Adventure 2, Crime 2, War & Politics 2, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25660110, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0653205/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18077

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Band of Brothers*](https://film.one/tv/band-of-brothers.md) (89), [*Generation Kill*](https://film.one/tv/generation-kill.md) (84), [*Game of Thrones*](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md) (82)
- **Apple TV:** [*Cracker*](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md) (85)
- **BritBox:** [*Save Me*](https://film.one/tv/save-me.md) (84)

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

## Biography

Oral Norrie Ottey, also credited as Oral Ottey or Norrie Ottey, is a British film and television editor. He has worked on numerous British and international productions since the 1980s, including early credits on series such as *Brass* (1983) and *GBH* (1991).

Ottey edited episodes of the ITV crime drama *Cracker* (1993–1994) and the HBO miniseries *Band of Brothers* (2001). His other notable editing work includes *Game of Thrones* (2011–2013), *Generation Kill* (2008), *Dear Frankie* (2004) and *Plunkett & Macleane* (1999). He has received two Primetime Emmy nominations for his editing.

Ottey continues to work on contemporary television series, with recent credits including *Wilderness* (2023) and *Supacell* (2024).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, televisionacademy.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Save Me* (2018), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/save-me.md)
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *Generation Kill* (2008), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/generation-kill.md)
- *Band of Brothers* (2001), Fi1m 89, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/band-of-brothers.md)
- *Cracker* (1993), Fi1m 85, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

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

- *Wilderness* (2023), series, Editor
- *Rudy* (2023), Editor
- *The Village in the Woods* (2021), Editor
- *Unsaid Stories* (2020), series, Editor
- *The Warrior Queen of Jhansi* (2019), Editor
- *Save Me* (2018), series, Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/save-me.md)
- *Tina & Bobby* (2017), series, Editor
- *Harley and the Davidsons* (2016), series, Editor
- *The Secret* (2016), series, Editor
- *Danny & the Human Zoo* (2015), Editor
- *The Driver* (2014), series, Editor
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), series, Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *It's a Wonderful Afterlife* (2010), Editor
- *Generation Kill* (2008), series, Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/generation-kill.md)
- *Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins* (2008), Editor
- *The Outsiders* (2006), Editor
- *Magnolia* (2006), Editor
- *Alien Autopsy* (2006), Editor
- *Dear Frankie* (2004), Editor
- *Dinotopia* (2002), series, Editor
- *Band of Brothers* (2001), series, Editor — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/band-of-brothers.md)
- *There's Only One Jimmy Grimble* (2000), Editor
- *Circus* (2000), Editor
- *Plunkett & Macleane* (1999), Editor
- *Macbeth* (1998), Editor
- *Twin Town* (1997), Editor
- *The Perfect Match* (1995), Editor
- *Cracker* (1993), series, Editor — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md)
- *Bhaji on the Beach* (1993), Editor
- *The Last Soviet Citizen* (1993), Editor
- *28 Up* (1984), Editor

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