---
name: "Paul Whittington"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-whittington"
fi1m_id: "paul-whittington"
imdb_id: "nm1168446"
tmdb_id: 128131
wikidata_id: "Q116467240"
roles: ["Director"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "director"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-07T18:04:29.230139+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."
---

# Paul Whittington

## Identity

Paul Whittington

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/paul-whittington
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** paul-whittington
- **IMDb ID:** nm1168446
- **TMDB ID:** 128131
- **Wikidata ID:** Q116467240
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116467240, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1168446/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/128131

Director.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Sheridan Smith](https://film.one/person/sheridan-smith.md), [James Graham](https://film.one/person/james-graham.md), [Jeff Pope](https://film.one/person/jeff-pope-113515.md), [Julian Holmes](https://film.one/person/julian-holmes.md), [Kwadjo Dajan](https://film.one/person/kwadjo-dajan.md), [Peter Hoar](https://film.one/person/peter-hoar.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as director, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 77 (1), 2010s 71 (6), 2020s 80 (1)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Crime 3, Action & Adventure 1, Mystery 1, Sport 1, Western 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116467240, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1168446/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/128131

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Moorside*](https://film.one/tv/the-moorside.md) (80), [*Spooks*](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md) (77), [*Vera*](https://film.one/tv/vera.md) (72)
- **Netflix:** [*The Crown*](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md) (78)
- **BritBox:** [*Mrs Biggs*](https://film.one/tv/mrs-biggs.md) (74)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Jericho*](https://film.one/tv/jericho.md) (56)

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

## Biography

Paul Whittington is a British television director. He began his career directing short films including *Hero* (2002) and *Innocent Pink* (2003), before moving into television drama.

His credits include directing episodes of *The Crown* (2020), *White House Farm* (2020), *Little Boy Blue* (2017), *The Moorside* (2017) and *Cilla* (2014). He directed all six episodes of *This Town* (2024) and served as executive producer on the series, and directed three episodes of the forthcoming *Dear England* (2026).

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

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Dear England* (2026), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/dear-england.md)
- *The Moorside* (2017), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-moorside.md)
- *Jericho* (2016), Fi1m 56, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/jericho.md)
- *The Crown* (2016), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *Cilla* (2014), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/cilla-2014.md)
- *Mrs Biggs* (2012), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/mrs-biggs.md)
- *Vera* (2011), Fi1m 72, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/vera.md)
- *Spooks* (2002), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

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

- *Dear England* (2026), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/dear-england.md)
- *This Town* (2024), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Isolation Stories* (2020), series, Director
- *White House Farm* (2020), series, Director
- *Hatton Garden* (2019), series, Director
- *Little Boy Blue* (2017), series, Director
- *The Moorside* (2017), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-moorside.md)
- *The Crown* (2016), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *Jericho* (2016), series, Director — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/tv/jericho.md)
- *Cilla* (2014), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/cilla-2014.md)
- *The Widower* (2014), series, Director
- *Mrs Biggs* (2012), Director
- *Mrs Biggs* (2012), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/mrs-biggs.md)
- *DCI Banks* (2011), series, Director
- *Vera* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/vera.md)
- *Fairy Tales* (2008), series, Director
- *Totally Frank* (2005), series, Creator
- *George Orwell: A Life In Pictures* (2003), Writer
- *Wire in the Blood* (2002), series, Director
- *Spooks* (2002), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *Herø* (2001), Writer, Director, Producer

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