Derek Ritchie

Biography

Career Overview

Derek Ritchie has 11 screen credits in a career dating back to 2005. Signature works include The Last King of Scotland, Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds, The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

Known Credits

11

Known For

• 

  The Last King of Scotland
• 

  Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds
• 

  The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
• 

  Night People

Frequent Collaborators

• Graham Johnston (4 collaborations)
• Giles Foden (2 collaborations)
• Steve Sidwell (2 collaborations)
• Adrian Mead (2 collaborations)
• Tina Jones (1 collaborations)
• Rebecca Alleway (1 collaborations)
• Lynne Huitson (1 collaborations)
• Michael Carlin (1 collaborations)
• Mags Horspool (1 collaborations)
• Anthony Dod Mantle (1 collaborations)

Credits

• production (4 credits)

  • The Capture

    executive producer

    production

    - Someone to Watch Over Me (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Simon Says (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Kill Switch (2026) ... executive producer production

    - The Scarecrow (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Lone Wolves (2026) ... executive producer production
    2019
  • Class

    producer

    production

    - The Lost (2016) ... producer production

    - The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did (2016) ... producer production

    - Detained (2016) ... producer production

    - Brave-ish Heart (2) (2016) ... producer production

    - Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (1) (2016) ... producer production
    2016
  • Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation

    producer

    production
    2015
  • Doctor Who

    - The Woman Who Lived (2) (2015) ... producer production

    - The Girl Who Died (1) (2015) ... producer production

    - Before the Flood (2) (2015) ... producer production

    - Under the Lake (1) (2015) ... producer production
    2005

• actors (2 credits)

  • Class

    - The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo (2016) ... Leaf Dragon (voice) (uncredited) actor actors
    2016
  • Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014

• writing (1 credits)

  • The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

    script editor

    writing
    2013

• directing (4 credits)

  • Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds

    second assistant director

    directing
    2011
  • The Last King of Scotland

    assistant director

    directing
    2006
  • The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

    second assistant director

    directing
    2005
  • Night People

    third assistant director

    directing
    2005