John Anderson has directed 223 episodes of Emmerdale since 1998. He has also directed episodes of Coronation Street, Hollyoaks, Heartbeat and Fat Friends.
Episodes directed by John Anderson[]
1990s[]
1998 (12 episodes)[]
- Episode 2384 (2nd July 1998)
- Episode 2385 (7th July 1998)
- Episode 2386 (8th July 1998)
- Episode 2404 (19th August 1998)
- Episode 2405 (20th August 1998)
- Episode 2406 (25th August 1998)
- Episode 2432 (20th October 1998)
- Episode 2433 (21st October 1998)
- Episode 2434 (22nd October 1998)
- Episode 2435 (27th October 1998)
- Episode 2465 (30th December 1998)
- Episode 2466 (31st December 1998)
1999 (18 episodes)[]
- Episode 2467 (5th January 1999)
- Episode 2495 (10th March 1999)
- Episode 2496 (11th March 1999)
- Episode 2497 (16th March 1999)
- Episode 2521 (11th May 1999)
- Episode 2522 (12th May 1999)
- Episode 2523 (13th May 1999)
- Episode 2539 (22nd June 1999)
- Episode 2540 (23rd June 1999)
- Episode 2541 (24th June 1999)
- Episode 2594 (19th October 1999)
- Episode 2595 (20th October 1999)
- Episode 2596 (21st October 1999)
- Episode 2597 (26th October 1999)
- Episode 2620 (14th December 1999)
- Episode 2621 (15th December 1999)
- Episode 2622 (16th December 1999)
- Episode 2623 (20th December 1999)
2000s[]
2000 (4 episodes)[]
- Episode 2639 (19th January 2000)
- Episode 2640 (20th January 2000)
- Episode 2641 (25th January 2000)
- Episode 2642 (26th January 2000)
2001 (10 episodes)[]
- Episode 2945 (25th June 2001)
- Episode 2946 (26th June 2001)
- Episode 2947 (27th June 2001)
- Episode 2948 (28th June 2001)
- Episode 2949 (29th June 2001)
- Episode 2970 (30th July 2001)
- Episode 2971 (31st July 2001)
- Episode 2972 (1st August 2001)
- Episode 2973 (2nd August 2001)
- Episode 2974 (3rd August 2001)
2003 (16 episodes)[]
- Episode 3366 (3rd February 2003)
- Episode 3367 (4th February 2003)
- Episode 3368 (5th February 2003)
- Episode 3369 (6th February 2003)
- Episode 3370 (7th February 2003)
- Episode 3396 (17th March 2003)
- Episode 3397 (18th March 2003)
- Episode 3398 (19th March 2003)
- Episode 3399 (20th March 2003)
- Episode 3400 (21st March 2003)
- Episode 3427 (28th April 2003)
- Episode 3428 (29th April 2003)
- Episode 3429 (30th April 2003)
- Episode 3430 (1st May 2003)
- Episode 3431 (2nd May 2003)
- Episode 3432 (4th May 2003)
2006 (12 episodes)[]
- Episode 4324 (31st March 2006)
- Episode 4325 (2nd April 2006)
- Episode 4326 (3rd April 2006)
- Episode 4327 (4th April 2006)
- Episode 4360 (12th May 2006)
- Episode 4361 (14th May 2006)
- Episode 4362 (15th May 2006)
- Episode 4363 (16th May 2006)
- Episode 4396 (26th June 2006)
- Episode 4397 (27th June 2006)
- Episode 4398 (28th June 2006)
- Episode 4399 (29th June 2006)
2007 (7 episodes)[]
- Episode 4677 (16th May 2007)
- Episode 4678/4679 (17th May 2007)
- Episode 4712 (25th June 2007)
- Episode 4713 (26th June 2007)
- Episode 4714 (27th June 2007)
- Episode 4715 (28th June 2007)
2008 (12 episodes)[]
- Episode 4876 (2nd January 2008)
- Episode 4877 (3rd January 2008)
- Episode 4878 (4th January 2008)
- Episode 4879 (7th January 2008)
- Episode 4912 (13th February 2008)
- Episode 4913 (14th February 2008)
- Episode 4914 (15th February 2008)
- Episode 4915 (18th February 2008)
- Episode 4948 (26th March 2008)
- Episode 4949 (27th March 2008)
- Episode 4950 (28th March 2008)
- Episode 4951 (31st March 2008)
2009 (12 episodes)[]
- Episode 5264 (7th April 2009)
- Episode 5265 (8th April 2009)
- Episode 5266/5267 (9th April 2009)
- Episode 5300 (20th May 2009)
- Episode 5301 (21st May 2009)
- Episode 5302 (22nd May 2009)
- Episode 5303 (25th May 2009)
- Episode 5328/5329 (23rd June 2009)
- Episode 5330 (24th June 2009)
- Episode 5331 (25th June 2009)
2010s[]
2010 (13 episodes)[]
- Episode 5609 (14th May 2010)
- Episode 5610 (17th May 2010)
- Episode 5611 (18th May 2010)
- Episode 5612 (19th May 2010)
- Episode 5650 (8th July 2010)
- Episode 5651 (9th July 2010)
- Episode 5652 (12th July 2010)
- Episode 5684 (17th August 2010)
- Episode 5685 (18th August 2010)
- Episode 5686 (18th August 2010)
- Episode 5687 (19th August 2010)
- Episode 5688 (20th August 2010)
- Episode 5689 (23rd August 2010)
2012 (1 episode)[]
2013 (8 episodes)[]
- Episode 6438 (1st January 2013)
- Episode 6439 (2nd January 2013)
- Episode 6440 (3rd January 2013)
- Episode 6441 (3rd January 2013)
- Episode 6612 (23rd July 2013)
- Episode 6613 (24th July 2013)
- Episode 6614 (25th July 2013)
- Episode 6615 (25th July 2013)
2014 (14 episodes)[]
- Episode 6900 (27th June 2014)
- Episode 6901 (27th June 2014)
- Episode 6902 (1st July 2014)
- Episode 6903 (2nd July 2014)
- Episode 6955 (26th August 2014)
- Episode 6956 (27th August 2014)
- Episode 6957 (28th August 2014)
- Episode 6958 (28th August 2014)
- Episode 6959 (29th August 2014)
- Episode 6960 (1st September 2014)
- Episode 6999 (15th October 2014)
- Episode 7000 (16th October 2014)
- Episode 7001 (16th October 2014)
- Episode 7002 (17th October 2014)
2015 (4 episodes)[]
- Episode 7232 (10th July 2015) (co-directed with Sarah Kendell)
- Episode 7233 (13th July 2015)
- Episode 7234 (14th July 2015)
- Episode 7235 (15th July 2015)
2016 (14 episodes)[]
- Episode 7592 (19th August 2016)
- Episode 7593 (22nd August 2016)
- Episode 7594/7595 (23rd August 2016)
- Episode 7626 (27th September 2016)
- Episode 7627 (28th September 2016)
- Episode 7628 (29th September 2016)
- Episode 7629 (29th September 2016)
- Episode 7667 (14th November 2016)
- Episode 7668 (15th November 2016)
- Episode 7669 (16th November 2016)
- Episode 7670 (17th November 2016)
- Episode 7671 (17th November 2016)
- Episode 7672 (18th November 2016)
2017 (4 episodes)[]
- Episode 7976 (31st October 2017)
- Episode 7977 (1st November 2017)
- Episode 7978 (2nd November 2017)
- Episode 7979 (2nd November 2017)
2018 (9 episodes)[]
- Episode 8030 (1st January 2018)
- Episode 8031/8032 (2nd January 2018)
- Episode 8033 (3rd January 2018)
- Episode 8062/8063 (6th February 2018)
- Episode 8064 (7th February 2018)
- Episode 8065 (8th February 2018)
- Episode 8066 (8th February 2018)
2019 (13 episodes)[]
- Episode 8397 (19th February 2019)
- Episode 8398 (20th February 2019)
- Episode 8399 (21st February 2019)
- Episode 8400 (21st February 2019)
- Episode 8433/8434 (2nd April 2019) (co-directed with Vicky Thomas)
- Episode 8435 (3rd April 2019)
- Episode 8436 (4th April 2019)
- Episode 8437 (4th April 2019)
- Episode 8482 (21st May 2019)
- Episode 8483 (21st May 2019)
- Episode 8484 (22nd May 2019)
- Episode 8485 (23rd May 2019)
- Episode 8486 (23rd May 2019)
2020s[]
2020 (4 episodes)[]
- Episode 8776 (13th April 2020)
- Episode 8777 (15th April 2020)
- Episode 8778 (17th April 2020)
- Episode 8779 (20th April 2020)
2021 (8 episodes)[]
- Episode 9030 (23rd April 2021)
- Episode 9031 (26th April 2021)
- Episode 9032 (27th April 2021)
- Episode 9033 (28th April 2021)
- Episode 9082 (24th June 2021)
- Episode 9083 (24th June 2021)
- Episode 9084 (25th June 2021)
- Episode 9085 (29th June 2021)
2022 (10 episodes)[]
- Episode 9390/9391 (16th June 2022)
- Episode 9392 (17th June 2022)
- Episode 9393 (20th June 2022)
- Episode 9434 (5th August 2022) (co-directed with Katie Fenton-Green)
- Episode 9435 (8th August 2022)
- Episode 9436 (9th August 2022)
- Episode 9437 (10th August 2022)
- Episode 9438/9439 (11th August 2022)
2023 (8 episodes)[]
- Episode 9685 (23rd May 2023)
- Episode 9686 (24th May 2023)
- Episode 9687/9688 (25th May 2023)
- Episode 9728/9729 (13th July 2023)
- Episode 9730 (14th July 2023)
- Episode 9731 (17th July 2023)