---
name: "Tony Slater Ling"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tony-slater-ling"
fi1m_id: "tony-slater-ling"
imdb_id: "nm0512744"
tmdb_id: 1484211
wikidata_id: "Q27700989"
roles: ["Cinematographer","Director"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-07T16:37:04.174218+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."
---

# Tony Slater Ling

## Identity

Tony Slater Ling

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tony-slater-ling
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tony-slater-ling
- **IMDb ID:** nm0512744
- **TMDB ID:** 1484211
- **Wikidata ID:** Q27700989
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27700989, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0512744/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1484211

Cinematographer and director.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer, Director
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Also known as:** Tony Slater-Ling
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 7: 1 directing, 6 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Jonny Campbell](https://film.one/person/jonny-campbell.md), [Alice Troughton](https://film.one/person/alice-troughton.md), [Balazs Bolygo](https://film.one/person/balazs-bolygo.md), [Bill Anderson](https://film.one/person/bill-anderson.md), [Catherine Morshead](https://film.one/person/catherine-morshead.md), [Colm McCarthy](https://film.one/person/colm-mccarthy.md), [Damian Bromley](https://film.one/person/damian-bromley.md), [Dearbhla Walsh](https://film.one/person/dearbhla-walsh.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 77 (3), 2010s 80 (3), 2020s 78 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 72 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 3, Action & Adventure 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Mystery 1, War & Politics 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27700989, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0512744/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1484211

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Bad Sisters*](https://film.one/tv/bad-sisters.md) (78), [*Spooks*](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md) (77), [*Shameless*](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md) (75)
- **AMC+:** [*In the Flesh*](https://film.one/tv/in-the-flesh.md) (78), [*Doctor Who*](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md) (78)
- **Peacock:** [*Appropriate Adult*](https://film.one/tv/appropriate-adult.md) (84)
- **HBO Max:** [*Years and Years*](https://film.one/tv/years-and-years.md) (79)

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

## Biography

Tony Slater Ling, also credited as Tony Slater-Ling, is a British cinematographer and director. He has worked extensively in television as director of photography on series such as *Spooks* (2002), *Doctor Who* (2005), *In the Flesh* (2013), *Years and Years* (2019) and *Bad Sisters* (2022).

He directed two episodes of *Shameless* (2009). Other credits include *Dracula* (2020), *Inside Man* (2022) and the feature *Cold Storage* (2026). He was nominated for the RTS Craft & Design Award for Photography – Drama in 2004.

*Sources: imdb.com, comedy.co.uk, metacritic.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

### Directed (1)

- *Shameless* (2004), Fi1m 75, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md)

### Crew (6) — the average rests on these

- *Bad Sisters* (2022), Fi1m 78, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/bad-sisters.md)
- *Years and Years* (2019), Fi1m 79, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/years-and-years.md)
- *In the Flesh* (2013), Fi1m 78, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/in-the-flesh.md)
- *Appropriate Adult* (2011), Fi1m 84, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/appropriate-adult.md)
- *Doctor Who* (2005), Fi1m 78, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *Spooks* (2002), Fi1m 77, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)

## Complete filmography (29)

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

- *Cold Storage* (2026), Director of Photography
- *The Full Monty* (2023), series, Director of Photography
- *Inside Man* (2022), series, Cinematography
- *Bad Sisters* (2022), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/bad-sisters.md)
- *Dracula* (2020), series, Director of Photography
- *Cordelia* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Years and Years* (2019), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/years-and-years.md)
- *Dirt Road To Lafayette* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Funny Cow* (2018), Director of Photography, Cinematography
- *The Last Post* (2017), series, Director of Photography
- *Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams* (2017), series, Director of Photography
- *My Mother and Other Strangers* (2016), series, Director of Photography
- *The Trials of Jimmy Rose* (2015), series, Director of Photography
- *The Casual Vacancy* (2015), series, Director of Photography
- *Chasing Shadows* (2014), series, Cinematography, Camera Operator
- *Lucan* (2013), series, Director of Photography
- *The Politician's Husband* (2013), series, Director of Photography
- *In the Flesh* (2013), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/in-the-flesh.md)
- *The Making of a Lady* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Red Tails* (2012), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *Appropriate Adult* (2011), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/appropriate-adult.md)
- *Eric & Ernie* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Summer* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Wired* (2008), series, Director of Photography
- *Goldplated* (2006), series, Cinematography
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *Shameless* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md)
- *Rose and Maloney* (2002), series, Director of Photography
- *Spooks* (2002), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)

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