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David Yardley

Editor

David Yardley is one of the UK's finest editors and has won countless awards and BAFTA nominations for his work. His drama credits for TV include some of the highest quality productions of the last decade; BBC's The Lost World, Channel 4's Alice Through The Looking Glass, BBC's Ivanhoe and BBC's The Sculptress. His title sequence work includes Bond's Golden Eye.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Editor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 26% in 30 days

What are David Yardley's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Self
23%
Morality
16%
Society
13%
Power
10%
Ideas
1%
Friendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
9
Absurd
6
Joyful
7
Tense
4
Romantic
4
Other
19

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 David Yardley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Yardley's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits 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

29 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Marlow Murder Club(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Farewell Doc Martin(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • La Cha Cha(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Durrells(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Arthur & George (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • Arthur & George(2015)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Anna Karenina(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Jack Taylor(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Pinocchio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • Pinocchio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

  • Ladies of Letters(2009)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Tales of the Riverbank(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Hyperdrive(2006)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Saxondale(2006)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Pink Floyd London '66-'67 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Editor

  • Colditz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

  • Cold Blood(2005)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Mee-Shee: The Water Giant(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Two Men Went to War(2002)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Lost World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor

  • The Prince and the Pauper(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Rat(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Arabian Nights(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Heaven on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Editor

  • Ivanhoe(1997)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Storyteller(1987)

    Show 9 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Electric Dreams(1984)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 1988 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Mee-Shee: The Water Giant (2005)

$3.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Saxondale (2006)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

The Marlow Murder Club (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing18 of 18: 18 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s2 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s1 · 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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do David Yardley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · editor

Tales of the Riverbank (2008)

87th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The Storyteller (1987)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does David Yardley work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Yardley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Henderson shares the most, 8.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers