Linton Davies

BAFTA nominated Film and TV Editor based in London, working across broadcast television and feature film.

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Selected Work

Key Credits

The Assembly · Series 22026
Rockerdale Studios / ITV · Editor
“TV has rarely seen anything like this delightful gem.”The Guardian · 5/5
The Assembly · Series 12025
Rockerdale Studios / ITV · Editor
  • Winner: RTS Award, Popular Factual
  • Nominee: BAFTA, Factual Entertainment
  • Nominee: Broadcast (TV Moment of the Year, Best Entertainment, Best Original Programme)
  • Nominee: Edinburgh TV Festival, Moment of the Year
Original Gangsters with Sean Bean2025
Redeeming Features / Sky Arts · Editor
The Guilty Innocent with Christopher Eccleston2025
Redeeming Features / Sky Arts · Editor
Reu and Harper’s Wonderworld · Series 22024
Doc Hearts / Channel 5 · Editor
  • Nominee: BAFTA, Children’s Non-Scripted
Narrow Escapes · Series 22024
Bowled Over Media / Channel 4 · Editor
  • Nominee: Broadcast, Best Daytime
Rosie Jones: The People’s Princess2023
Rockerdale Studios / BBC · Editor
The Assembly · Pilot2023
Rockerdale Studios / BBC · Editor
  • Nominee: Broadcast (Best Original Programme, TV Moment of the Year)
  • Nominee: Edinburgh TV Festival (Moment of the Year, Best Original Programme)
Just Jokes · TV Special2022
Doc Hearts / U&Dave · Editor
Treasure2020
BBC · Editor · 15-minute film starring Samantha Bond
Turn BackPremiering 2027
Relentless Films · Editor / Producer
  • Most funded UK narrative film in crowdfunding history
The Polybius Heist2020
Relentless Films · Editor / Producer
  • Number 1 at the UK Box Office · 100% Fresh, Rotten Tomatoes
  • Winner: Best Editing, Golden Nugget Film Festival
  • Winner: Best Picture, Dublin International & London Independent Film Awards
Ten Count2021
Redeeming Features · Editor
“A powerful and important documentary.”The Sun · ★★★★★
Bombs and Pecan Pie2021
Playhouse Pictures · Editor
  • Nominee: Best Picture, Birmingham Film Festival
  • Official Selection: Crystal Palace & Ramsgate International Film Festivals
Making It2015
Coldharbour Pictures · Editor
  • Official Selection: Cambridge & East End Film Festivals
  • Nominee: Best Film, Southampton International Film Festival
Quest for the GameChild2013
ChannelFlip · Editor
“A great little movie that could start a new wave of British comedy.”Starburst Magazine · ★★★★
The Great British Bake Off2018–Now
Love Productions · Senior Digital Editor for eight years
The Sidemen2018
Editor for the biggest YouTube channel in the UK, amassing over 200 million views
Premier League2019–23
Digital Editor for the Premier League official YouTube channel
Vice2017
Editor of high-performing original VICE content
  • “Inside London’s Hedonistic, Polyamorous Unicorn Movement”
  • “The Iron-Assed Walnut-Cracking World Record Holder”
Endemol Shine2014–16
Editor on digital campaigns for brands such as Coca-Cola and Shell
Barshens / My Virgin Kitchen / Ashens2016
Editor for these 1M+ subscriber YouTube channels, over 150 million combined views
World Economic Forum2015–16
Social media and on-site editor supporting the brand at Davos
ChannelFlip2012–14
Lead Editor across the groundbreaking Multi-Channel Network, including campaigns for Oreo, Dr Pepper, Nike and Gillette
UNHCR2016–18
Senior Digital Editor
YouTube Geek Week / Comedy Week2013
Digital Editor
SuperAwesome2013–26
Editor of hundreds of pre-roll and paid ad spots for the kids-first online network, over 2 billion views for brands such as Mattel, Lego and Fortnite
Roli / Apple2015–19
Editor of launch campaigns and brand films for the innovative musical-instrument company, including brand placement in Apple Stores, and testimonials from Pharrell, Rudimental and the Wu-Tang Clan
Virgin2014–16
Editor across the Virgin Disruptors, Virgin Creators, Virgin Elders and The Virgin Way campaigns
Lotus2022
Editor of launch content for the new Lotus Emira and Lotus Eletre supercars
Barclaycard British Summer Time2018
Editor of commercial support for the high-profile Hyde Park festival
PitPat2022
Editor of two 30-second TV commercials for the pet-tech brand, with ad agency HotWolf
Fun882020
Editor of a 30-second and a 60-second TV commercial for the Asian bookmaker
The Editing of Star Wars: How Cutting Created a ClassicBook
Author · Amazon 4.2/5
British Film Editors Guild MagazinePrint
Contributor
Selected Extracts

Examples

A few scripted scenes I particularly enjoyed editing.

The Polybius Heist

Knighthood and Decoy

Midnight Pharmacy

A few unscripted scenes I particularly enjoyed editing.

The Assembly

Mission: Accessible

Unicorns

Linton Davies is an award-winning and BAFTA nominated Film and Television Editor based in London.

He graduated top of year from Westminster Film School in 2011 with a degree in Film and TV Editing.

In 2013 he edited his first feature, The Quest for the GameChild, a Google-funded comedy which has been watched over 2 million times. He went on to edit the coming-of-age film Making It, followed by the sports documentary Ten Count, starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson.

In 2020 he edited and produced The Polybius Heist, which premiered at Screen 1, Odeon Leicester Square, reached number 1 on the UK Box Office and holds a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

In television he has cut programmes for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky and Dave. He is best known as the editor of The Assembly, for which he received a BAFTA nomination. The show also won an RTS Award in 2026, alongside several nominations for TV Moment of the Year.

Linton Davies at the BAFTA Television Awards
Linton Davies on a screening Q&A panel

He has also served as Senior Digital Editor for Love Productions (The Great British Bake Off) for eight years.

He recently picture locked his sixth feature film, Turn Back, which he also produced.

Linton Davies editing at his desk, with his daughter asleep on the desk

He is trying to teach his daughter how to edit, but progress is slow.

Got something to talk about?

Email: lintondavies@gmail.com

or phone: 07549931890

Linton Davies with his RTS Award