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Antonia Bird

Antonia Bird

Director and producer · Died October 24, 2013, aged 62 · London, England, UK

Antonia Jane Bird, FRSA (27 May 1951 – 24 October 2013) was an English producer and director of television drama and feature films, a member of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, the Directors Guild of America, Directors UK,BECTU, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 5, 1951
Died
October 24, 2013 (aged 62)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
10 on Motif · 31 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 25% in 30 days

What are Antonia Bird's films like?

Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
24%
Society
20%
Bonds
20%
Morality
20%
Self
11%
Power
6%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Contemplative
1
Romantic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Antonia Bird's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Antonia Bird's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

31 credits, 10 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Oi for England: Summer of '82(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Herself

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Village(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • A Passionate Woman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Off by Heart (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Producer

  • Cracker: Nine Eleven (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Faith(2005)

    Producer

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Hamburg Cell (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Rehab (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Producer

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Care (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Ravenous(1999)

    Director

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Face (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Mad Love(1995)

    Director

    Motif score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Priest(1994)

    Director

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Safe (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Peak Practice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Full Stretch (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • A Masculine Ending (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • The Men's Room (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • TECX (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Saracen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • South of the Border (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Thin Air (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Thin Air (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Inspector Morse(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • ScreenPlay (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • EastEnders(1985)

    Show 16 episodes · Director

    Motif score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Screen Two (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Bill (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Submariners (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1983 to 2018.

Biggest box office

Mad Love (1995)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

Priest (1994)

Motif 80th

Most popular right now

The Village (2013)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing29 of 31: 27 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Motif score79thProducing4 of 31: 2 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s11 · crew1990s10 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Antonia Bird's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Motif score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

EastEnders (1985)

92nd percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

MI-5 (2002)

Motif 94th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Antonia Bird's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 31

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Antonia Bird work with?

People who share at least 2 of Antonia Bird's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; George Faber shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers