Jonathan Farmer |1st AD

An Experienced 1st Assistant Director with a diverse 25-year career spanning from low-budget horror and children's programmes to high-profile productions for Netflix, Apple, and the BBC.

Proven expertise in international productions, scheduling, and coordinating large-scale shoots under tight deadlines. Adept at working with diverse teams, fostering collaboration, and solving problems in high-pressure environments. Committed to delivering exceptional results, regardless of project scale or genre.

TV

TV SERIES / STREAMING
ATOMIC  1st AD | Series Scheduler
Pulse Films / Sky Max | Directed by Shariff Korver
Produced by Peter McAleese
VIGIL 
Series 2
1st AD | Dailies
World Productions | Directed by Joss Agnew
Produced by Marcus Wilson
THE BASTARD SON &THE DEVIL HIMSELF  1st AD | Dailies 
Netflix | Directed by Colm McCarthy
Produced by Steve Clark-Hall
LOCKWOOD & CO 1st AD 
Netflix / Complete Fiction | Directed by Joe Cornish
Produced by James Biddle
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS 1st AD | Series Scheduler 
Slim Film & TV | Directed by Steve Barron & Charles Beeson
Produced by Peter McAleese
WILD BILL  1st AD
Anonymous Content / ITV Studios | Directed by Annie Griffin
Produced by Peter McAleese
SEE Associate Producer
Apple / Endeavour Entertainment | Directed by Francis Lawrence & Anders Engström 
Produced by Peter McAleese
BLACK MIRROR 
Series 4, Episode 6: Black Museum 
1st AD 
Netflix | Directed by Colm McCarthy 
Produced by Ian Hogan 
ENDEAVOUR 
Pilot & Series 4, Episode 4
1st AD 
Mammoth Screen / ITV | Directed by Colm McCarthy & Jim Loach
Produced by Dan McCulloch & Helen Ziegler 
CUCUMBER 
1st AD 
Red Productions | Directed by David Evans 
Produced by Russell T. Davies
OUTLANDER 
Series 1
1st AD | Scheduling | 2nd Unit 
Starz / Left Bank Pictures | Directed by John Dahl, Brian Kelly, Anna Foerster, Richard Clark, Mike Barker & Metin Hüseyin
Produced by David Brown
NEVERLAND  1st AD 
Parallel Pictures | Directed by Nick Willing 
Produced by Redmond Morris 

Feature Films

THE MOMENT 1st AD 
2AM / A24 | Directed by Aidan Zamiri
Produced by David Hinojosa, Johann Knobel & Charli XCX
BORGES & ME 1st AD | 2nd Unit 
Viva Momentum UK Ltd. | Directed by Marc Turtletaub 
Produced by Michael B. Clark, Tim Foley & Alex Polunin
THE FALL OF SIR DOUGLAS WEATHERFORD 1st AD
Weatherford Ltd | Directed by Sean Dunn 
Produced by Jennifer Monks & Scott Macaulay
BAGMAN  1st AD | Co-Producer 
Lionsgate Films | Directed by Colm McCarthy 
Produced by John Fisher & Marty Bowen
BATGIRL  1st AD | 2nd Unit | Dailies 
Warner Bros. | 2nd Unit Directed by Adil El Arbi 
Produced by Kristin Burr
MAN & WITCH: THE DANCE OF A THOUSAND STEPS 1st AD 
Man and Witch Ltd | Directed by Michael Hines 
Produced by Angela Murray
FARMING  1st AD 
Groudswell Productions | Directed by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Produced by Janice Williams 
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE  1st AD 
Blazing Griffin | Directed by John McPail 
Produced by Naysun Alae-Carew & Nic Crum
MALEVOLENT  1st AD 
Sigma Films | Directed by Olaf de Fleur 
Produced by Brian Coffey 
TOMMY'S HONOUR  1st AD 
Gutta Perch Productions | Directed by Jason Connery 
Produced by Bob Last 
SUNSHINE ON LEITH  1st AD 
DNA Films / Black Camel | Directed by Dexter Fletcher 
Produced by Andrew Macdonald & Arabella Page Croft 
OUTPOST: RISE OF THE SPETSNAZ  1st AD 
Black Camel | Directed by Kieran Parker 
Produced by Arabella Page Croft & Kieran Parker 
CLIVE BARKER'S DREAD  1st AD 
Seraphim Films / Matador Pictures | Directed by Anthony DiBlasi 
Produced by J. Daley, J. Saralegui & Micky MacPherson  
CLIVE BARKER'S BOOK OF BLOOD  1st AD 
Seraphim Films / Matador Pictures | Directed by John Harrison
Produced by J. Daley, J. Saralegui & Micky MacPherson 
FESTIVAL  1st AD 
Film Four / Young Pirate Film | Directed by Annie Griffin 
Produced by Christopher Young
   

TV

COMEDY / CHILDREN'S PRODUCTIONS
TWO DOORS DOWN 
Series 7
1st AD 
BBC Studios | Directed by Ben Gosling Fuller
Produced by Jacqueline Sinclair
PLEBS
Series 3 & 5
1st AD 
Rise Films | Directed by Sam Leifer
Produced by Teddy Leifer & Caroline Leddy
KATIE MORAG
Series 1 & 2
1st AD 
BBC / Move on Up | Directed by Don Coutts 
Produced by Margaret Matheson
PRAMFACE 
Series 3
1st AD 
BBC / Little Comet | Directed by Natalie Bailey 
Produced by Catherine Gosling Fuller & Lucy Robinson
FRESH MEAT 
Series 1
1st AD 
Objective Productions | Directed by David Kerr
Produced by Rhonda Smith
THE CREATIVES 
Series 2
1st AD 
Absolutely Productions | Directed by John Birkin
Produced by

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