Fiona Walton

Director

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Biography

Named on the BBC Talent Hotlist 2017, and a former winner of the Scottish BAFTA Best New Director Award, Fiona began her career as a theatre director and is known in television for her strong performance-led directing. 

Fiona most recently directed the final block (episodes 5 & 6) of SUMMERWATER (Channel 4) starring Dougray Scott and Shirley Henderson. Prior to which she directed block 2 of Eleventh Hour’s Viaplay reboot of REBUS as well as lead directing SHETLAND S7. Furthermore, she directed the second block of ANNIKA for UKTV, which broke records as Alibi’s biggest drama launch in over seven years. Fiona has had a varied and fruitful experience across the TV sphere which includes lead block work on LONDON KILLS for BBC and SUSPECTS for Channel 5 and helming a block on COLD FEET S9.

Credits

Television

Production Company Notes
SUMMERWATER
2025 		Freedom Scripted / Channel 4

– Directed Eps 5 & 6
– Starring Dougray Scott and Shirley Henderson
REBUS
2024 		Eleventh Hour Films / Viaplay

– Directed Block 2 (Eps 4,5 & 6)
SHETLAND (Series 7)
2022 		ITV Studios

– Lead Director (Eps 1,2 & 3)
ANNIKA
2021 		Black Camel Productions / UKTV / Masterpiece

– Directed Eps 4, 5 and 6
– Starred Nicola Walker
COLD FEET (Series 9)
2020 		Big Talk / ITV

– Directed Eps 3 & 4
CASUALTY
2016 – 2019 		BBC

– Series 33: Directed Eps 38 & 39
– Series 33: Directed Ep 25
– Series 32: Directed Eps 43 & 44
– Series 32: Directed Eps 21 & 22
– Series 31: Directed Eps 20 & 21
LONDON KILLS (Series 2)
2018 		Acorn / BBC

– Lead Director: Eps 1, 2 & 3
THE DUMPING GROUND (Series 6)
2018 		CBBC

– Directed Eps 5, 6, 7 & 8
SUSPECTS (Series 5)
2016 		Newman Street / Channel 5

– Lead Director: Eps 1 & 6
RIVER CITY
2010 – 2015 		BBC Scotland

– Directed x 26 episodes across 10 series
SUSPECTS (Series 2)
2014 		Newman Street / Channel 5

– Directed Eps 3 & 4
WATERLOO ROAD
2013 – 2014 		Shed Productions / BBC

– Series 9: Directed Eps 14 & 17
– Series 8: Directed Eps 13 & 14
WEE GEMS
2006 		BBC Scotland

– Director, as part of this new talent initiative created to encourage and develop directing, producing and writing skills within children’s drama
DOCTORS
2002 – 2003 		BBC

– Directed x 13 episodes across 2 series

Theatre

Production Company Notes
HENRY VI Parts 1, 2 and 3 & RICHARD III Royal Shakespeare Company

– Associate/Assistant Director to Michael Boyd
– Olivier Award-winning production
TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT, JUNK, QUELQUES FLEURS Scottish Arts Council Directors Bursary

– Director on 3 main-stage productions
DIARY OF A SOMEBODY, KAFKA DANCES High-Doh Theatre

– Artistic Director
– National Tour & Scottish Tour
JUDAS Chester Mystery Plays

– Director: Cast of 60

Short Films

Production Company Notes
FLUNG
2007 		Glasgow Media Access Centre

– Writer and Director
– BAFTA Scotland Awards: Winner of Best New Director
– Premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival, and subsequently shown worldwide including; Glasgow, Clermont Ferrand and TIFF
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