Andy Wilson

Director · Born May 1, 1958 (68) · London, England, UK

Andy started his career as a performer in the alternative theatre and circus, notably appearing with Circus Lumiere and the celebrated French circus Archaos. He also directed and performed with Rational Theatre from 1982-1989. He then made numerous music videos, including several collaborations with the band Underworld, and directed commercials for his own company Impossible Films. A film with Circus Archaos commissioned by La Sept TV in France led to a career in UK TV drama. After winning the Cable Ace award for direction of a mini-series for Cracker, Andy directed Angelina Jolie and David Duchovny in Playing God for Touchstone. More recently Andy has directed episodes of Endeavour, Poirot, Ripper Street and the successful ITV drama Unforgotten.

What are Andy Wilson's films like?

Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

37%

Self

25%

Morality

16%

Ideas

10%

Society

6%

Power

5%

Loyalty3 Family bonds2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

5

Melancholic

2

Dread

2

Thrilling

1

Bittersweet

2

Other

3

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 Thought-provoking2 Wistful2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Bittersweet3
Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Andy Wilson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 15 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

PBS Masterpiece7 titles, show their 7 titles on PBS Masterpiece
Acorn TV3 titles, show their 3 titles on Acorn TV

Subscription and free streaming for Andy Wilson's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

30 credits, 15 with a Motif page.

World on Fire(2019)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Motif score: 75th percentile of all shows
Unforgotten(2015)
Show 36 episodes · Director · Executive Producer
Motif score: 95th percentile of all shows
Crossing Lines(2013)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Motif score: 59th percentile of all shows
Endeavour(2012)
Show 1 episode · Director
Motif score: 98th percentile of all shows
Ripper Street(2012)
Show 9 episodes · Director
Motif score: 91st percentile of all shows
Sinbad(2012)
Show 4 episodes · Director · Creator
Motif score: 20th percentile of all shows
Kidnap and Ransom(2011)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Motif score: 48th percentile of all shows
Joseph (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
Director
The Philanthropist (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
Show 1 episode · Director
Diamonds (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
Director
Wallander(2008)
Show 1 episode · Director
Motif score: 85th percentile of all shows
Confessions of a Diary Secretary (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)
Director
Hotel Babylon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Riot at the Rite(2005)
Director
Motif score: 84th percentile of all films
Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows
Lenny Blue (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)
Show 2 episodes · Director
MI-5(2002)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Motif score: 94th percentile of all shows
The Forsyte Saga(2002)
Show 4 episodes · Director
Motif score: 90th percentile of all shows
Gormenghast (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)
Show 4 episodes · Director
Psychos (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Playing God(1997)
Director
Motif score: 28th percentile of all films
Bad Boy Blues (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)
Director
Paul Merton at the London Palladium (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)
Director
An Evening with Gary Lineker (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)
Director
Cracker(1993)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Motif score: 92nd percentile of all shows
The Mushroom Picker (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Dread Poets' Society (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)
Director
Poirot(1989)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Motif score: 98th percentile of all shows
ScreenPlay (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)
Show 1 episode · Director
Screen Two (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)
Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 1985 to 2019.

Biggest box office

Playing God (1997)

$4.2M worldwide

Highest rated

The Forsyte Saga (2002)

Motif 90^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing30 of 30 · 88^thProducing1 of 30Other crew1 of 30

By decade

1980s3 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s7 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Andy Wilson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Andy Wilson's Motif titles; Christian Henson shares the most, 2.

Christian Henson2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Christian Henson