Doug Allan(1951-2026)

Cinematographer
Camera and Electrical Department
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Professor Brian Cox combines some of the most spectacular sights on Earth with our deepest understanding of the universe to reveal how the planet's beauty is created by just a handful of forces.

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Forces of Nature with Brian Cox (2016)

Doug Allan was born on 17 July 1951 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK. He was a cinematographer and assistant director, known for The Blue Planet (2001), Human Planet (2011) and One Life (2011). He was married to Sue Flood and Elisabeth Smith. He died on 8 April 2026 in Pokhara, Nepal.

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Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 7 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

The Blue Planet

9.0

TV Mini Series

Cinematographer(as Doug Allen)

Human Planet

9.0

TV Mini Series

Cinematographer(as Doug Allen)

One Life

7.9

Camera and Electrical Department

2011

Wildlife Specials

8.5

TV Series

Cinematographer(as Doug Allen)

Credits

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Cinematographer

Hostile Planet
8.2
TV Mini Series
- director of photography
- 2019
Terra Mater
8.0
TV Series
- Cinematographer
- 2017
An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch
7.7
TV Movie
- Cinematographer (as Doug Allen)
- 2016
Valley of the Sharks
- Cinematographer
- 2016
Changing Seas
6.8
TV Series
- Cinematographer (as Doug Allen)
- 2014
Springwatch
8.2
TV Series
- photography
- 2014
Operation Iceberg
8.0
TV Mini Series
- photography
- 2012
Nature's Microworlds
8.1
TV Series
- photography
- 2012
Secrets of Our Living Planet
8.4
TV Mini Series
- photography
- 2012
Nature
8.9
TV Series
- Cinematographer
- 2003–2012
Ocean Giants
8.1
TV Series
- Cinematographer
- 2011
Human Planet
9.0
TV Mini Series
- Cinematographer (as Doug Allen)
- 2011
Polar
8.1
- Cinematographer (as Doug Allen)
- 2011
Earth
7.9
- Cinematographer (as Doug Allen)
- 2007
Coast
8.1
TV Series
- photography (as Doug Allen)
- 2007

Camera and Electrical Department

The Tiger's Nest
5.7
- second unit director of photography
- wildlife photography
- 2022
Terra Mater
8.0
TV Series
- camera
- underwater cinematographer
- 2017–2019
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
7.3
- additional cinematography
- 2019
A Plastic Ocean
7.9
- camera: underwater Sri Lanka
- 2016
Forces of Nature with Brian Cox
8.1
TV Mini Series
- specialist photography
- 2016
Animal Super Parents
8.0
TV Mini Series
- photography (as Doug Allen)
- 2015
Living in the Age of Airplanes
7.3
- director of photography: Antarctica
- 2015
The Journey Home
6.0
- wildlife cameraman
- 2014
Nova
8.7
TV Series
- camera operator (as Doug Allen)
- 2014
Snow Babies
7.6
TV Movie
- photography
- 2012
Frozen Planet
9.0
TV Mini Series
- photographer
- 2011
One Life
7.9
- photography
- 2011
Life
9.1
TV Mini Series
- photographer
- 2009
Natural World
8.6
TV Series
- photography (as Doug Allen)
- 2007
Planet Earth
9.4
TV Mini Series
- photographer
- 2006

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Videos12

Trailer 1:04

Official Trailer - Season 1

Trailer 0:16

Planet Earth: Limited Collector's Edition

Trailer 0:16

Planet Earth: Limited Collector's Edition

Trailer 2:07

Planet Earth: Planet Earth: Limited Collectors Edition

Trailer 1:18

Life: The Complete Series

Trailer 3:14

Planet Earth: The Complete Series

Trailer 5:44

Planet Earth

Personal details

Official sites
- Discogs
- Official Site
Alternative names
- Scotty Allan
Born
- July 17, 1951
- Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK
Died
- April 8, 2026
- Pokhara, Nepal(brain hemorrhage)
Spouses

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Trivia
He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours List for his services to the Broadcast Media and to the Promotion of Environmental Awareness. He is a Cameraman and Marine Conservationist Bristol, England.