Lucy Swingler

Lucy Swingler is a British television producer and director known for arts, history and presenter-led factual documentaries. Her credits include Fake or Fortune?, Bought with Love: The Secret History of British Art Collections and Elizabeth and Margaret: Love and Loyalty. She has produced and directed programmes for the BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5.

What are Lucy Swingler's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight

Society

49%

Power

28%

Self

16%

Ideas

7%

Legacy2 Power2 Identity2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative

2

Warm

1

Melancholic

2

Joyful

1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2

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 Lucy Swingler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

MagellanTV2 titles, show their 2 titles on MagellanTV
Acorn TV1 title, show their title on Acorn TV
BBC Select1 title, show their title on BBC Select
PBS Living1 title, show their title on PBS Living
XiveTV Documentaries1 title, show their title on XiveTV Documentaries

Subscription and free streaming for Lucy Swingler'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

10 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

Make-Up: A Glamorous History(2021)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Producer
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Elizabeth and Margaret: Love and Loyalty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Joan of Arc: God's Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Director · Producer · Writer
Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Director
She-Wolves: England's Early Queens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Director
She-Wolves: England's Early Queens(2012)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Producer
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Fake or Fortune(2010)
Show 5 episodes · Director · Producer
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Who Do You Think You Are?(2004)
Show 16 episodes · Producer
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Monarchy with David Starkey(2004)
Show Director · Producer
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Edward and Mary: The Unknown Tudors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show Creator