---
name: "Phil Hunter"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/phil-hunter"
fi1m_id: "phil-hunter"
imdb_id: "nm1243174"
tmdb_id: 1428477
roles: ["Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-23T13:49:27.918686+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."
---

# Phil Hunter

## Identity

Phil Hunter

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/phil-hunter
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** phil-hunter
- **IMDb ID:** nm1243174
- **TMDB ID:** 1428477
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1243174/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1428477

Producer. Born in North East England.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Active:** 1997–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as producer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 66 (1), 2010s 72 (1), 2020s 81 (1)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Crime 3, Drama 3, Mystery 2
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1243174/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1428477

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Midsomer Murders*](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md) (66)

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

## Biography

Phil Hunter is a British television producer. Born and raised in the North East of England, he began his career as a runner on Catherine Cookson dramas before his first paid role on Peter Kay’s *Phoenix Nights*.

Hunter has worked in production and script editing on series including *EastEnders*, *Holby City*, *Hustle* and *Doctors*. He produced ten episodes of *Midsomer Murders* (series 17 and 18, 2015–2016). He was executive producer on five series of *Vera* (2017–2022) and co-producer on *Criminal Record* (2024). In 2023 he joined Tall Story Pictures as executive producer, working on *Grace* (2025–2026). Earlier roles include head of production at Rollem Productions and production executive at Mammoth Screen.

*Sources: imdb.com, itv.com, independenttalent.com, midsomermurders.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Criminal Record* (2024), Fi1m 81, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-record.md)
- *Vera* (2011), Fi1m 72, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/vera.md)
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Fi1m 66, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)

## Complete filmography (8)

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

- *Criminal Record* (2024), series, Co-Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-record.md)
- *Grace* (2021), series, Executive Producer
- *Vera* (2011), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/vera.md)
- *Hollyoaks: In the City* (2006), series, Script Editor
- *Chunky Monkey* (2003), Producer
- *Fat Friends* (2000), series, as Head of Production
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *Famous*, Executive Producer

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