Biography

Drama director recently working on BBC's continuing drama series River City and previously for BBC's Doctors. Arri/DUK comic short 'The Last Mermaid' won numerous awards including Best British Drama at Winchester film festival,  Best Drama at WOFFF, and the audience awards at Berlin and Glasgow short film festivals. 

Twenty years directing experience in Drama, Comedy, Music & Arts. Network credits include BBC1, BBC2, CH5, Canal Arte France and BBC World. 

Known for creative storytelling, visual flair and trusted relationships with actors, crews and contributors. 

Worked with Victoria Wood, Kenneth Branagh, Robert Altman, Stephen Fry, Derek Jarman, Emma Freud, Jasper Conran and Nicola Benedetti. 

Also made light-hearted though hard-hitting observational films with Big Issue vendors, refugees, stressed out new parents, the travelling community and cut-throat highland dancers ... 

BBC and National Film and Television School trained. Fiona speaks Turkish and has dual nationality; Turkish and Scottish. 

Credits

River City 8 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 25, Episode 5   Director 2023
Series 25, Episode 6   Director 2023
Series 25, Episode 7   Director 2023
Series 25, Episode 8   Director 2023
Series 25, Episode 45   Director 2024
Series 25, Episode 46   Director 2024
Series 25, Episode 47   Director 2024
Series 25, Episode 48   Director 2024
Last Mermaid, The 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2019
Doctors 9 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 19, Episode 156   Director 2017
Series 19, Episode 155   Director 2017
Series 19, Episode 154   Director 2017
Series 19, Episode 203   Director 2018
Series 19, Episode 204   Director 2018
Series 19, Episode 205   Director 2018
Series 20, Episode 31   Director 2018
Series 20, Episode 33   Director 2018
Series 20, Episode 41   Director 2019
Kenneth Branagh Films: Magic Flute, The 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2006
Playing With Passion 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2003
Teething Problems 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1999
Having It All 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1997
Cracks From The Pavement 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1996
That Fling Thing 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1996
Perrier Awards, The 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
Series 2, Episode 2   Director 1995
Jasper Conran - Styling The Swan 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1995
Tales From The Tarmac 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1995
Ex-S 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1995
Late Show, The 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
Series 4, Episode 10   Director 1995
Go45 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 1992

Other Credits

Impetus Charity film View
Description Year
Ten minute charity film for Impetus Charity 2008
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