Alan Wareing

Alan Wareing (born 16th August 1943 in Chorley, Lancashire) is a British television director. Alan became interested in directing through amateur theatre. He directed many plays then started working in television, first as an assistant floor manager and then as a production assistant before taking the BBC's director's course.
Alan has worked on Emmerdale since 1993, directing 415 episodes. Prior to Emmerdale, Alan has also directed episodes of Doctor Who, Wycliffe, London's Burning, Casualty and Coronation Street.
Alan joined the Emmerdale team in 1993.
==Episodes directed by Alan Wareing==
===1990s===
====1993 (8 episodes)====
*Episode 1765 (18th May 1993)
*Episode 1766 (20th May 1993)
*Episode 1767 (25th May 1993)
*Episode 1768 (27th May 1993)
*Episode 1781 (13th July 1993)
*Episode 1782 (15th July 1993)
*Episode 1783 (20th July 1993)
*Episode 1784 (22nd July 1993)
===2000s===
====2000 (12 episodes)====
*Episode 2702 (6th June 2000)
*Episode 2703 (7th June 2000)
*Episode 2704 (8th June 2000)
*Episode 2723 (19th July 2000)
*Episode 2724 (20th July 2000)
*Episode 2725 (25th July 2000)
*Episode 2726 (26th July 2000)
*Episode 2800 (4th December 2000)
*Episode 2801 (5th December 2000)
*Episode 2802 (6th December 2000)
*Episode 2803 (7th December 2000)
*Episode 2804 (8th December 2000)
====2001 (20 episodes)====
*Episode 2825 (8th January 2001)
*Episode 2826 (9th January 2001)
*Episode 2827 (10th January 2001)
*Episode 2828 (11th January 2001)
*Episode 2829 (12th January 2001)
*Episode 2935 (11th June 2001)
*Episode 2936 (12th June 2001)
*Episode 2937 (13th June 2001)
*Episode 2938 (14th June 2001)
*Episode 2939 (15th June 2001)
*Episode 2960 (16th July 2001)
*Episode 2961 (17th July 2001)
*Episode 2962 (18th July 2001)
*Episode 2963 (19th July 2001)
*Episode 2964 (20th July 2001)
*Episode 3070 (17th December 2001)
*Episode 3071 (18th December 2001)
*Episode 3072 (19th December 2001)
*Episode 3073 (20th December 2001)
*Episode 3074 (21st December 2001)
====2002 (25 episodes)====
*Episode 3100 (27th January 2002)
*Episode 3101 (28th January 2002)
*Episode 3102 (29th January 2002)
*Episode 3103 (30th January 2002)
*Episode 3104 (31st January 2002)
*Episode 3130 (11th March 2002)
*Episode 3131 (12th March 2002)
*Episode 3132 (13th March 2002)
*Episode 3133 (14th March 2002)
*Episode 3134 (15th March 2002)
*Episode 3171 (6th May 2002)
*Episode 3172 (7th May 2002)
*Episode 3173 (8th May 2002)
*Episode 3174 (9th May 2002)
*Episode 3175 (10th May 2002)
*Episode 3201 (17th June 2002)
*Episode 3202 (18th June 2002)
*Episode 3203 (19th June 2002)
*Episode 3204 (20th June 2002)
*Episode 3205 (21st June 2002)
*Episode 3311/3312 (18th November 2002)
*Episode 3313 (19th November 2002)
*Episode 3314 (21st November 2002)
*Episode 3315 (22nd November 2002)
====2003 (27 episodes)====
*Episode 3346 (6th January 2003)
*Episode 3347 (7th January 2003)
*Episode 3348 (8th January 2003)
*Episode 3349 (9th January 2003)
*Episode 3350 (10th January 2003)
*Episode 3376 (16th February 2003)
*Episode 3377 (17th February 2003)
*Episode 3378 (18th February 2003)
*Episode 3379 (20th February 2003)
*Episode 3380 (21st February 2003)
*Episode 3406 (31st March 2003)
*Episode 3407 (1st April 2003)
*Episode 3408 (2nd April 2003)
*Episode 3409 (3rd April 2003)
*Episode 3410 (4th April 2003)
*Episode 3551 (6th October 2003)
*Episode 3552 (7th October 2003)
*Episode 3553 (8th October 2003)
*Episode 3554 (9th October 2003)
*Episode 3555 (10th October 2003)
*Episode 3556 (12th October 2003)
*Episode 3587/3588 (18th November 2003)
*Episode 3589 (19th November 2003)
*Episode 3590 (20th November 2003)
*Episode 3591 (21st November 2003)
*Episode 3592 (24th November 2003)
====2004 (30 episodes)====
*Episode 3626 (4th January 2004)
*Episode 3627 (5th January 2004)
*Episode 3628 (6th January 2004)
*Episode 3629 (7th January 2004)
*Episode 3630 (8th January 2004)
*Episode 3631 (9th January 2004)
*Episode 3662 (15th February 2004)
*Episode 3663 (16th February 2004)
*Episode 3664 (17th February 2004)
*Episode 3665 (18th February 2004)
*Episode 3666 (19th February 2004)
*Episode 3667 (20th February 2004)
*Episode 3698 (28th March 2004)
*Episode 3699 (29th March 2004)
*Episode 3700 (30th March 2004)
*Episode 3701 (31st March 2004)
*Episode 3702 (1st April 2004)
*Episode 3703 (2nd April 2004)
*Episode 3872 (17th October 2004)
*Episode 3873 (18th October 2004)
*Episode 3874 (19th October 2004)
*Episode 3875 (20th October 2004)
*Episode 3876 (21st October 2004)
*Episode 3877 (21st October 2004)
*Episode 3908 (28th November 2004)
*Episode 3909 (29th November 2004)
*Episode 3910 (30th November 2004)
*Episode 3911 (1st December 2004)
*Episode 3912 (2nd December 2004)
*Episode 3913 (3rd December 2004)
====2005 (23 episodes)====
*Episode 3950 (16th January 2005)
*Episode 3951 (17th January 2005)
*Episode 3952 (18th January 2005)
*Episode 3953 (19th January 2005)
*Episode 3954 (20th January 2005)
*Episode 3955 (21st January 2005)
*Episode 3986 (28th February 2005)
*Episode 3987 (1st March 2005)
*Episode 3988 (2nd March 2005)
*Episode 3989 (3rd March 2005)
*Episode 3990 (4th March 2005)
*Episode 4020 (10th April 2005)
*Episode 4021 (11th April 2005)
*Episode 4022 (12th April 2005)
*Episode 4023 (13th April 2005)
*Episode 4024 (14th April 2005)
*Episode 4025 (15th April 2005)
*Episode 4062 (30th May 2005)
*Episode 4063 (31st May 2005)
*Episode 4064 (1st June 2005)
*Episode 4065 (2nd June 2005)
*Episode 4066 (3rd June 2005)
*Episode 4067 (5th June 2005)
====2006 (21 episodes)====
*Episode 4272 (30th January 2006)
*Episode 4273 (31st January 2006)
*Episode 4274 (1st February 2006)
*Episode 4275 (2nd February 2006)
*Episode 4316 (22nd March 2006)
*Episode 4317 (23rd March 2006)
*Episode 4318 (24th March 2006)
*Episode 4319 (26th March 2006)
*Episode 4344 (24th April 2006)
*Episode 4345 (25th April 2006)
*Episode 4346 (26th April 2006)
*Episode 4392 (20th June 2006)
*Episode 4393 (21st June 2006)
*Episode 4394 (22nd June 2006)
*Episode 4395 (23rd June 2006)
*Episode 4434 (10th August 2006)
*Episode 4435 (11th August 2006)
*Episode 4436 (13th August 2006)
*Episode 4437 (14th August 2006)
*Episode 4438 (15th August 2006)
*Episode 4439 (16th August 2006)
====2007 (12 episodes)====
*Episode 4612 (1st March 2007)
*Episode 4613 (2nd March 2007)
*Episode 4614 (4th March 2007)
*Episode 4615 (5th March 2007)
*Episode 4648 (12th April 2007)
*Episode 4649 (13th April 2007)
*Episode 4650 (15th April 2007)
*Episode 4651 (16th April 2007)
*Episode 4684 (24th May 2007)
*Episode 4685 (25th May 2007)
*Episode 4686 (27th May 2007)
*Episode 4687 (28th May 2007)
====2008 (16 episodes)====
*Episode 4924 (27th February 2008)
*Episode 4925 (28th February 2008)
*Episode 4926 (29th February 2008)
*Episode 4927 (3rd March 2008)
*Episode 4960 (11th April 2008)
*Episode 4961 (14th April 2008)
*Suspicion (15th April 2008)
*Alibi (27th May 2008)
*Episode 4998 (28th May 2008)
*Episode 4999 (29th May 2008)
*Episode 5033 (9th July 2008)
*Episode 5034 (10th July 2008)
*Episode 5035 (11th July 2008)
*Episode 5036 (14th July 2008)
====2009 (12 episodes)====
*Episode 5240 (9th March 2009)
*Episode 5241 (10th March 2009)
*Episode 5242 (11th March 2009)
*Episode 5243 (12th March 2009)
*Episode 5268 (10th April 2009)
*Episode 5269 (13th April 2009)
*Episode 5270 (14th April 2009)
*Episode 5271 (15th April 2009)
*Episode 5308 (29th May 2009)
*Episode 5309 (1st June 2009)
*Episode 5310/5311 (2nd June 2009)
===2010s===
====2010 (26 episodes)====
*Episode 5511 (21st January 2010)
*Episode 5512 (21st January 2010)
*Episode 5513 (22nd January 2010)
*Episode 5514 (25th January 2010)
*Episode 5553 (11th March 2010)
*Episode 5554 (11th March 2010)
*Episode 5555 (12th March 2010)
*Episode 5556 (15th March 2010)
*Episode 5581 (13th April 2010)
*Episode 5582 (14th April 2010)
*Episode 5583/5584 (15th April 2010)
*Episode 5696 (31st August 2010)
*Episode 5697 (1st September 2010)
*Episode 5698 (2nd September 2010)
*Episode 5699 (2nd September 2010)
*Episode 5733 (12th October 2010)
*Episode 5734 (13th October 2010)
*Episode 5735 (14th October 2010)
*Episode 5736 (14th October 2010)
*Episode 5776 (30th November 2010)
*Episode 5777 (1st December 2010)
*Episode 5778/5779 (2nd December 2010)
*Episode 5780 (3rd December 2010)
*Episode 5781 (6th December 2010)
====2011 (21 episodes)====
*Episode 5872 (18th March 2011)
*Episode 5873 (21st March 2011)
*Episode 5874 (22nd March 2011)
*Episode 5875 (23rd March 2011)
*Episode 5910 (3rd May 2011)
*Episode 5911 (4th May 2011)
*Episode 5912 (5th May 2011)
*Episode 5944 (13th June 2011)
*Episode 5945 (14th June 2011)
*Episode 5946 (15th June 2011)
*Episode 5947 (16th June 2011)
*Episode 5948 (16th June 2011)
*Episode 6044 (6th October 2011)
*Episode 6045 (6th October 2011)
*Episode 6046 (7th October 2011)
*Episode 6047 (10th October 2011)
*Episode 6094/6095 (1st December 2011)
*Episode 6096 (2nd December 2011)
*Episode 6097 (5th December 2011)
*Episode 6122 (30th December 2011)
====2012 (16 episodes)====
*Episode 6123 (2nd January 2012)
*Episode 6124 (3rd January 2012)
*Episode 6125 (4th January 2012)
*Episode 6158 (10th February 2012)
*Episode 6159 (13th February 2012)
*Episode 6160 (14th February 2012)
*Episode 6161 (15th February 2012)
*Episode 6214 (17th April 2012) (co-directed with Michael Lacey)
*Episode 6215 (18th April 2012) (co-directed with Michael Lacey)
*Episode 6216 (19th April 2012) (co-directed with Michael Lacey)
*Episode 6217 (19th April 2012) (co-directed with Michael Lacey)
*Episode 6277/6278 (3rd July 2012) (co-directed with Pip Short)
*Episode 6279 (4th July 2012)
*Episode 6280 (5th July 2012)
*Episode 6281 (5th July 2012)
====2013 (22 episodes)====
*Episode 6442 (4th January 2013)
*Episode 6443 (7th January 2013)
*Episode 6444 (8th January 2013)
*Episode 6445 (9th January 2013)
*Episode 6490 (1st March 2013)
*Episode 6491 (4th March 2013)
*Episode 6492 (5th March 2013)
*Episode 6493 (6th March 2013)
*Episode 6522 (9th April 2013)
*Episode 6523 (10th April 2013)
*Episode 6524/6525 (11th April 2013)
*Episode 6716 (19th November 2013)
*Episode 6717 (20th November 2013)
*Episode 6718 (21st November 2013)
*Episode 6719 (21st November 2013)
*Episode 6720 (22nd November 2013)
*Episode 6721 (25th November 2013)
*Episode 6746 (23rd December 2013)
*Episode 6747 (24th December 2013)
*Episode 6748/6749 (25th December 2013)
====2014 (16 episodes)====
*Episode 6880 (28th May 2014)
*Episode 6881 (29th May 2014)
*Episode 6882 (30th May 2014)
*Episode 6883 (2nd June 2014)
*Episode 6917 (16th July 2014)
*Episode 6918 (17th July 2014)
*Episode 6919 (17th July 2014)
*Episode 6920 (18th July 2014)
*Episode 6975 (18th September 2014)
*Episode 6976 (18th September 2014)
*Episode 6977 (19th September 2014)
*Episode 6978 (22nd September 2014)
*Episode 7026 (14th November 2014)
*Episode 7027 (17th November 2014)
*Episode 7028 (18th November 2014)
*Episode 7029 (19th November 2014)
====2015 (23 episodes)====
*Episode 7070 (2nd January 2015)
*Episode 7071 (5th January 2015)
*Episode 7072 (6th January 2015)
*Episode 7073 (7th January 2015)
*Episode 7102 (10th February 2015)
*Episode 7103 (11th February 2015)
*Episode 7104 (12th February 2015)
*Episode 7105 (12th February 2015)
*Episode 7269 (21st August 2015)
*Episode 7270 (24th August 2015)
*Episode 7271/7272 (25th August 2015)
*Episode 7273 (26th August 2015)
*Episode 7309 (2nd October 2015)
*Episode 7310 (5th October 2015)
*Episode 7311/7312 (6th October 2015)
*Episode 7313 (7th October 2015)
*Episode 7342 (11th November 2015)
*Episode 7343 (12th November 2015)
*Episode 7344 (12th November 2015)
*Episode 7345 (16th November 2015)
*Episode 7346 (17th November 2015)
====2016 (15 episodes)====
*Episode 7392 (7th January 2016)
*Episode 7393 (7th January 2016)
*Episode 7394 (8th January 2016)
*Episode 7395 (11th January 2016)
*Episode 7529 (17th June 2016)
*Episode 7530 (19th June 2016)
*Episode 7531 (20th June 2016)
*Episode 7596 (24th August 2016)
*Episode 7597/7598 (25th August 2016)
*Episode 7599 (26th August 2016)
*Episode 7634 (6th October 2016)
*Episode 7635 (6th October 2016)
*Episode 7636 (7th October 2016)
*Episode 7637 (10th October 2016)
====2017 (13 episodes)====
*Episode 7776 (17th March 2017)
*Episode 7777 (20th March 2017)
*Episode 7778 (21st March 2017)
*Episode 7779 (22nd March 2017)
*Episode 7818 (5th May 2017)
*Episode 7819 (8th May 2017)
*Episode 7820 (9th May 2017)
*Episode 7821 (10th May 2017)
*Episode 7873/7874 (11th July 2017)
*Episode 7875 (12th July 2017)
*Episode 7876 (13th July 2017)
*Episode 7877 (13th July 2017)
====2018 (12 episodes)====
*Episode 8067 (9th February 2018)
*Episode 8068 (12th February 2018)
*Episode 8069 (13th February 2018)
*Episode 8070 (14th February 2018)
*Episode 8104 (23rd March 2018)
*Episode 8105 (26th March 2018)
*Episode 8106 (27th March 2018)
*Episode 8107 (28th March 2018)
*Episode 8147 (11th May 2018)
*Episode 8148 (14th May 2018)
*Episode 8149 (15th May 2018)
*Episode 8150 (16th May 2018)
====2019 (13 episodes)====
*Episode 8356 (3rd January 2019)
*Episode 8357 (3rd January 2019)
*Episode 8358 (4th January 2019)
*Episode 8359 (7th January 2019)
*Episode 8578 (27th August 2019)
*Episode 8579 (28th August 2019)
*Episode 8580 (29th August 2019)
*Episode 8581 (29th August 2019)
*Episode 8582 (30th August 2019)
*Episode 8635 (31st October 2019)
*Episode 8636 (31st October 2019)
*Episode 8637 (1st November 2019)
*Episode 8638 (4th November 2019)
===2020s===
====2020 (4 episodes)====
*Episode 8902 (1st December 2020)
*Episode 8903 (2nd December 2020)
*Episode 8904 (3rd December 2020)
*Episode 8905 (3rd December 2020)
====2021 (11 episodes)====
*Episode 8952 (26th January 2021)
*Episode 8953 (27th January 2021)
*Episode 8954 (28th January 2021)
*Episode 8955 (28th January 2021)
*Episode 9174 (8th October 2021)
*Episode 9175 (11th October 2021)
*Episode 9176 (12th October 2021)
*Episode 9227 (9th December 2021)
*Episode 9228 (9th December 2021)
*Episode 9229 (10th December 2021)
*Episode 9230 (13th December 2021)
====2022 (5 episodes)====
*Episode 9520 (15th November 2022)
*Episode 9521 (16th November 2022)
*Episode 9522/9523 (17th November 2022)
*Episode 9524 (18th November 2022)
====2023 (8 episodes)====
*Episode 9567/9568 (5th January 2023)
*Episode 9569 (6th January 2023)
*Episode 9570 (9th January 2023)
*Episode 9863 (15th December 2023)
*Episode 9864 (18th December 2023)
*Episode 9865 (19th December 2023)
*Episode 9866 (20th December 2023)
====2024 (4 episodes)====
*Episode 9913 (9th February 2024)
*Episode 9914 (12th February 2024)
*Episode 9915 (13th February 2024)
*Episode 9916 (14th February 2024)
==See also==
*List of prolific directors
Category:Emmerdale directors
Category:Emmerdale crew