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DIRECTOR

Ben Bolt

1952–202548 credits since 1970

GrittyPeriod pieceThought provokingJusticeSuspenseful

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In the pictureVikings

ABOUT BEN

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Born9 May 1952

Died10 May 2025

Known forDirecting

On Cineora25 of 48 titles

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Known for

The titles people know Ben from.

Vikings poster

Series

2013–2020IMDb8.5

Downton Abbey poster

Series

2010–2015IMDb8.7

Outlander poster

Series

2014–2026IMDb8.3

Doc Martin poster

Series

2004–2022IMDb8.4

Silent Witness poster

Series

1996–IMDb7.9

Crossing Lines poster

Series

2013–2015IMDb7.3

The Twilight Zone poster

Series

The Twilight Zone

1985–1989IMDb7.7

Ashes to Ashes poster

Series

2008–2010IMDb8.1

Hill Street Blues poster

Series

Hill Street Blues

1981–1987IMDb8.2

Inspector George Gently poster

Series

Inspector George Gently

2008–2017IMDb8.1

Murder in the First poster

Series

Murder in the First

2014–2016IMDb7.3

L.A. Law poster

Series

1986–1994IMDb7.1

Career

IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 25
Average IMDb: 7.5
Highest rated: Downton AbbeyIMDb 8.7
Working since: 1970

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

48 credits

The 2010s

5 titles · IMDb 8.0 on average

Outlander poster

Series

2014–2026IMDb8.3

Director · 2 episodes

Murder in the First poster

Series

Murder in the First

2014–2016IMDb7.3

Director · 1 episode

Crossing Lines poster

Series

2013–2015IMDb7.3

Director · 1 episode

Vikings poster

Series

2013–2020IMDb8.5

Director · 2 episodes

Downton Abbey poster

Series

2010–2015IMDb8.7

Director · 2 episodes

The 2000s

10 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average

Inspector George Gently poster

Series

Inspector George Gently

2008–2017IMDb8.1

Director · 1 episode

Ashes to Ashes poster

Series

2008–2010IMDb8.1

Director · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

Losing It

2006

Director

Beauty

Not on Cineora

Beauty

2004

Director · Screenplay

Doc Martin poster

Series

2004–2022IMDb8.4

Director · 37 episodes

Second Nature poster

Movie

2003IMDb5.4

Director

Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie poster

Movie

Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie

2003IMDb6.8

Director

Waking the Dead poster

Series

Waking the Dead

2001–2011IMDb7.9

Director · 4 episodes

The 1990s

13 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average

The Turn of the Screw poster

Movie

The Turn of the Screw

1999IMDb5.8

Director

Not on Cineora

Forgotten

1999

Director · 3 episodes

Getting Hurt

Not on Cineora

Getting Hurt

1998

Director

Not on Cineora

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

1997

Director · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Wilderness

1996

Director · 3 episodes

Silent Witness poster

Series

1996–IMDb7.9

Director · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

Wilderness

1996

Director

Not on Cineora

Black Easter

1995

Director

The 1980s

11 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average

Not on Cineora

TV 101

1988

Director · 1 episode

The Big Town poster

Movie

1987IMDb5.9

Director

L.A. Law poster

Series

1986–1994IMDb7.1

Director · 2 episodes

The Twilight Zone poster

Series

The Twilight Zone

1985–1989IMDb7.7

Director · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Screen Two

1985

Director · 1 episode

Robin of Sherwood poster

Series

Robin of Sherwood

1984–1986IMDb8.4

Director · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Rainy Day Women

1984

Director

Not on Cineora

Easter 2016

1982

Director

The 1970s

9 titles · IMDb 7.7 on average

Not on Cineora

Shoestring

1979

Director · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

Black Island

1979

Director

Not on Cineora

Strangers

1978

Director · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1978

Director

Not on Cineora

Target

1977

Director · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

Once Upon a Classic

1976

Director · 1 episode

The Sweeney poster

Series

1975–1978IMDb8.1

Director · 1 episode

Van der Valk poster

Series

1972–1992IMDb7.1

Director · 1 episode

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Ben’s titles.

Steven BochcoCreator · Hill Street Blues, Murder in the First and 1 more

Martin ClunesDoc Martin, Doc Martin and 1 more

Craig FergusonWriter · Doc Martin and Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie

Mark HeapDoc Martin and Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie

Tristan SturrockDoc Martin and Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie

Joe SowerbuttsThe Turn of the Screw and Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie

Mark ThomasComposer · Doc Martin and Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie

Julian CourtCinematographer · Doc Martin and Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie

Mark CrowdyWriter · Doc Martin and Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie

Simon MayleWriter · Doc Martin and Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie