Stephen Devlin

Editor

PROFILE

Accomplished Editor with extensive experience in observational documentaries, factual entertainment, reality TV, feature docs and commercials. Stephen has collaborated with renowned production companies such as Love Productions, Ricochet, Optomen, Fresh One, Avalon, North One, BBC Studios, and others. His work has been featured across major broadcasters including BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Discovery, Sky and U.S. Networks. Stephen has his own Avid Media Composer and can work in-house, hybrid or remote.

 

EXPERIENCE: Credits
Phillip Schofield: Cast Away

Marooned on a desert island, Phillip Schofield confronts his controversial past.
Ep. Michael Greene/Exec. Louise Quayle
1 x 60′

Burning Bright
for Channel 5
Reality TVEditor
The Great Pottery Throw Down

Twelve of Britain’s best home potters compete to become champion of the pottery.
Ep. Helen Roberts/Exec. Luke Byrne
Series 7 & 8. 3 x 60′

Love
for Channel 4
Factual EntertainmentEditor
The Woodland Workshop

A team of expert crafts people build incredible items for people who do amazing things in their community.
Ep. Greg Jonas/Sp. Tony Dillamore
Series 3. 7 x 60′

Ricochet
for Discovery+
Factual EntertainmentEditor
A Place In The Sun

Jasmin Harmen and Jean Johansson help house-hunters find their dream home in the sun.
Ep. Dan Exelby/Sp. Sarah Brooks
2 x 60′

Freeform
for Channel 4
Factual EntertainmentEditor
Dr Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet

Straight-talking, warm-hearted and effortlessly cool, he’s one of America’s busiest veterinarians.
Sp. Alex Revill/Ep. Ryan Gaffney
Series 4 and 5. 4 x 60′

Double Act
for Discovery US
Observational DocumentaryEditor
The Petrol Age: Glamour

A four part exploration of how Britain became a major driving force in the history of motoring.
Prod. Lynda Renier/Dir. Chris Hale
1 x 60′

Bigger Pictures
for Sky Atlantic
DocumentaryEditor
First Class vs Economy: Is It Worth It?

Nigel Havers and Sally Lindsay take to the skies to explore the differences between First Class and Economy travel.
Exec. Tim Quick/Sp. Sam Samuelson
1 x 60′

Avalon
for Channel 5
DocumentaryEditor
The Joy of Country

A celebration of the history and the aesthetic of country music, from the 1920s to the present day.
Dir/Prod. Andy Humphries
1 x 60′

BBC Music
for BBC Four
DocumentaryEditor
Bake Off: The Professionals

Twelve professional pastry chefs turn ordinary patisserie and desserts into masterpieces.
Ep. Hugh Sutherland/Sp. Tom Davies
Series 5. 2 x 60′

Love
for Channel 4
Factual EntertainmentEditor
Junior Bake Off

Twenty of Britain’s best junior bakers, ready to show the world that they can bake anything they can imagine.
Ep. Emma Barron/Luke Byrne/Sp. Jane Treasure/Clare Emerson
Series 5 and 6. 6 x 60′

Love
for Channel 4
Factual EntertainmentEditor
My Last Summer

Five people give an honest account of what it is like to be terminally ill.
Series Prod. Lynda Renier
2 x 60′

Love
for Channel 4
Observational DocumentaryEditor
Mary: Queen of The High Street: Liskeard

Retail guru Mary Portas sets out her plan to reinvent and regenerate our high streets.
Dir/Prod. Kim Maddever
1 x 60′

Optomen
for Channel 4
Observational DocumentaryEditor
Married To the Man With An 80lb Scrotum

Following Dan Maurer and his wife Mindy, as they attempt to find a cure for his crippling condition.
Dir/Prod. Ross Goodlass
1 x 60′

Firecracker
Discovery US
Observational DocumentaryEditor
Tough Young Teachers

A six-part series, following trainee teachers in three challenging London schools over a full academic year.
Series Prod. Ross Anderson
6 x 60′

Victory Television
for BBC Three
Observational DocumentaryEditor
Rip Off Britain

The Rip Off Britain team expose and rectify the nations consumer nightmares.
Ep. Phil Jeffrey/Pm. Andrew Babbage
2 x 60′

BBC Studios
for BBC One
FactualEditor
Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly

Master dog trainer Graeme Hall finds long-lasting solutions for dogs with issues.
Sp.Will Stanford/Ep. Bob Gowing/Mona Hamed
Series 4 and 5. 11 x 60′

Avalon
for Channel 5
Reality TVEditor
Come Dine With Me Couples

Amateur chefs compete to become the perfect dinner party hosts.
Ep. James Docherty/Exec. Henry Hainault
2 x 30’/60′

Shiver
for Channel 4
Reality TVEditor
Four in A Bed

Four sets of B&B owners compete to be crowned Britain’s best B&B.
Producer: Jonathan Braman/Edit Prod. Andrew Lock
6 x 30′

Studio Lambert
for Channel 4
Reality TVEditor
Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends: Boer Separatists

Louis meets Afrikaner separatists who dream of building cultural enclaves in post-apartheid South Africa.
Dir. Kate Townsend
1 x 60′

BBC Studios
for BBC Two
DocumentaryEditor
Stephen Fry’s 100 Greatest Gadgets

Stephen Fry’s countdown of the world’s most influential gadgets.
Sp. Sophie Deveson
1 x 180′

North One
for Channel 4
DocumentaryEditor
New Tycoons

Series charting the highs and lows of ten new businesses in the capital of cool that is Brighton.
Producer. Emma Clarke
14 x 30′

September Films
for BBC Three
DocumentaryEditor
I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band!

What is the DNA of a great Pop Star? We break this mythical beast down to what makes pop music magical.
Prod. Jon Palmer/Dir. Pip Banyard
1 x 60′

BBC Music
for BBC Two
DocumentaryEditor
Undercover: Nailing The Fraudsters

Paul Connolly delves into the world of fraud, a crime that has reached epidemic levels.
Sp. Mona Hamed/Exec Charlie Bunce
6 x 60′

Curve Media
for Channel 5
DocumentaryEditor
Jamie Oliver and Jimmy’s Food Fight

Jamie and Jimmy take on Europe’s finest food producers with British produced foods.
Dir/Prod. Chris Hale
1 x 60′

FreshOne
for Channel 4
Factual EntertainmentEditor
The Food Hospital: Diabetes Special

A unique experiment to cure six people with Type2 Diabetes using food as medicine.
Sp. Ceri Jones/Dir. John Turner
1 x 60′

Betty
for Channel 4
Factual EntertainmentEditor
Breaking Into Tesco

Offers the nation’s most ambitious cooks the chance of a lifetime; to turn their signature recipes into winning products fit for the shelves of Tesco.
Dir: Anna Stickland
1 x 60′

Ricochet
for Channel 5
Factual EntertainmentEditor
Bring On The Cleaners

A look inside Britain’s grimiest homes with a team of highly trained specialist cleaners.
Sp. Ross Anderson/Exec. Charlie Bunce
Series 1 and 2. 2 x 60′

Curve Media
for ITV
Observational DocumentaryEditor
Football Fight Club

Following young football hooligans, as they arrange and fight through a football season.
Dir/Prod. Mark Rossitor
1 x 60′

Victory Television
for BBC Three
Observational DocumentaryEditor
Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners

Obsessive cleaners team up to clean some of Britain’s filthiest homes.
Ep. Marcus English/Sam Ornbo/Sp. Ross Anderson
Series 5. 7 x 60′

Betty
for Channel 4
Factual EntertainmentEditor
Ugly House to Lovely House

George Clarke transforms ugly houses into houses to be proud of.
Sp. Madeleine Hall
2 x 60′

Betty
for Channel 4
Factual EntertainmentEditor
The Great British Bake Off: Bakewell

Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc, travel across the country to find the UK’s best amateur baker.
Series Dir: Andy Devonshire/Madeline Eaton
1 x 60′

Love
for BBC Two
Factual EntertainmentEditor
Selling Houses

Estate agent Andrew Winter takes homeowners and their estate agents to task as they struggle to sell homes.
Directors: Atul Malhotra/Michael Jochnowitz
Series 3 and 4. 6 x 30′

Ricochet
for Channel 4
Factual EntertainmentEditor
Britain’s Horror Homes

Dream homes that turn into disasters and how the owners resolve their problems.
Ep. Olly Jones/Sp. Emma Lutier/Exec. Jason Wells
Series 1 and 2. 3 x 60′

Crackit
for Channel 5
Factual EntertainmentEditor
Bright Young Things

Story Editing – Episode 3 and 4.
Following a cast of nine people with various forms of Autism, trying to perform their own show in London’s West End.
Dir: Jessie Versluys/Producer: David DeHaney
2 x 60′

Love
for Channel 4
DocumentaryEditor
The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door

Series exploring what really happens between neighbours when disputes arise.
Ep. Bob Gowing/Sp. Mona Hamed/Exec. Tim Quicke
Series 7 and 8. 3 x 60′

Flame TV
for Channel 5
DocumentaryEditor
Big Families At Christmas

How do you cope at Christmas when you have as many as thirteen children to feed.
Sp. Adrian Padmore
1 x 60′

Crackit
for BBC Three
Observational DocumentaryEditor
The World’s Strictest Parents: Texas

Two rebellious teenagers experience strict parenting on the other side of the world.
Dir/Prod. Jamie Whiteman
1 x 60′

Twenty Twenty
for BBC Three
Observational DocumentaryEditor
Not Again: Not The Nine O’Clock News Story

The inside story of the anarchic comedy sketch show, which launched the careers of Rowan Atkinson, Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith and Pamela Stephenson.
Prod: Andy Humphries
1 x 90′

BBC Entertainment
for BBC Two
DocumentaryEditor
The Story of Light Entertainment

Series tracing the history of ‘Double Acts’ & ‘Variety’ on British television.
Dir. Andy Humphries
2 x 90′

Shine
for BBC Two
DocumentaryEditor
Supernanny

Jo Frost is on a mission to help desperate parents with their badly behaved children; in this case a troubled tot from the Wood family.
Dir. Tim Quicke
1 x 60′

Ricochet
for Channel 4
Observational DocumentaryEditor
Who Rules The Roost?

Series that gives families the chance to make a radical change to their lives, while revealing the reality of modern parenting.
Dir. Vicky Crawley
1 x 60′

Ricochet
for BBC Three
Observational DocumentaryEditor
Help I Caught It Abroad 2

Following the doctors and nurses at Liverpool’s School of Tropical Medicine.
Dir/Prod. Rob Gill
1 x 60′

Special Edition Films
for BBC Three
DocumentaryEditor
Sex, Drugs & Rock‘n’Roll: The 60’s Revisited

Interviews from stars such as Sean Connery, Cilla, Lulu and Peter Cook, and controversial figures Enoch Powell, Quentin Crisp and Robert Maxell giving the viewer an extraordinary insight into their personal lives and reveals the real world of Britain in 1968.
Prod: Mark Turnball
1 (of 3) x 60′

Silver River
for Channel 5
DocumentaryEditor
Baby Faced Body Builders

Following three teenagers whose bodybuilding obsession is so extreme it’s becoming a clinical problem.
Dir: Kate Taunton
1 x 60′

ZKK
for BBC Three
DocumentaryEditor
A Brief History of Errol Morris

A profile of the director of ‘The Thin Blue Line’ and ‘Fast, Cheap & Out of Control’.
Dir: Kevin McDonald
1 x 60’

Minerva
for NBC America
DocumentaryEditor
Diana Mosley: Adolf, Oswald & Me

The extraordinary life story of Diana Mosley and her love affair with fascism.
Dir: Leonie Jamison
1 x 60′

Blakeway
for Channel 4
DocumentaryEditor
The Sitcom Story

Three-part celebration of the television situation comedy presented by Dawn French.
Dir: Sarah Gibbs
3 x 60′

BBC Entertainment
for BBC One
DocumentaryEditor
Jacqueline Du Pre: Playing With Fire

Hilary Du Pre’s personal account of being under the shadow of her sister.
Dir. Mandy Chang
1 x 30′

Oxford TV
for Channel 4
DocumentaryEditor
Fat Doctor

Dr Shaw Somers battles to help the nation’s morbidly obese lose weight.
Prod: Rebecca Gilhooly
Series 3. 5 x 60′

Electric Sky
for Discovery
Observational DocumentaryEditor
No Going Back: Zambia Update

A city broker and his fashion designer wife are revisited following their decision to give up the high life to run a safari lodge in the Zambian bush.
Dir: Amanda Blue
1 x 60′

Ricochet
for Channel 4
Observational DocumentaryEditor
Filthy Rich & Famous

Series explores the world of celebrity from the eyes of their closest relations.
Prod: Antonietta Cauterucci
1 x 60′

Tiger Aspect
for ITV
DocumentaryEditor
Ruby Wax’s American Pie

Ruby Wax journeys across America, investigating some of the more bizarre and outlandish aspects of American culture.
Dir. Helen Fitzwilliam
1 x 30′

BBC Studios
for BBC One
DocumentaryEditor
How Not To Decorate

Justin Ryan and Colin McAllister sort out homes in drastic need of their design talents.
Directors: Nick Warner/Simon Toyne
3 x 60′

Ricochet
for Channel 5
Factual EntertainmentEditor
Cowboy Builders

Standing up for aggrieved consumers, Dominic Littlewood tracks down rogue builders.
Ed. Prod. Will Stanford/Series Prod. Claire Cadman
Series 9. 4 x 60′

Ricochet
for Channel 5
Factual EntertainmentEditor
Inside West Coast Customs

Following the world famous car–customizing company as they design and create cars for the rich and famous.
Exec Prod. Peter Green
2 x 60′

Giant Film
for Discovery US
DocumentaryEditor
Under The Knife: Horror Stories

An investigation into the pros and cons of plastic surgery.
Dir. Katinka Newman
1 x 60′

Yorkshire
for ITV
DocumentaryEditor
Max’s Big Tracks: ‘Brazil’

Ian “Max” Maxwell tracks down some of the most dangerous animals in the wild. Using bush craft and his own tracking expertise, he heads to Brazil to track down the elusive jaguar.
Prod. Dan Dixon
1 x 60′

 

Electric Sky
for Discovery US
DocumentaryEditor
CONTACT DETAILS

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ADDITIONAL INFO

SECOND EDITOR / ASSISTANT EDITOR:

One Day in September (Passion Pictures)
The true story of the terrorist attack at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
90’ Feature Documentary Dir. Kevin MacDonald

This is Modern Art: Series (Channel 4)
Mathew Collins journeys through the world of Modern Art.
6 x 60’ Documentaries Dirs. Phillip Smith / Chris Rodley / Ian Macmillan

The Deep: Series (Channel 4)
Exploration of the deep oceans and the universe below the sea.
3 x 60’ Documentaries Dirs. Alex Marengo / Peter Webber

Equinox: A Very British Bomb (Channel 4)
The true story of the building of Britain’s first nuclear deterrent.
60’ Documentary Dir. Patrick Forbes

Alan Clark’s History of the Conservative Party (BBC Two)
The diarist’s personal history of the Conservative Party from 1922 to the present day.
4 x 60’ Documentaries Dir. Clara Glynn

Naked Classics: Series (Channel 4)
An insight into the inner workings of the classical music industry.
4 x 60’ Documentaries Dirs. Henry Singer / Peter Webber