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Bill Anderson

Bill Anderson

Director, also writer

Works as
Director, also writer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 27% in 30 days

What are Bill Anderson's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
48%
Self
22%
Morality
11%
Bonds
10%
Society
10%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · 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 2 · Even-paced 1 · 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 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Tense
2
Bittersweet
2
Thrilling
1
Absurd
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Bill Anderson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bill Anderson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits 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

23 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Mill(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Mr Selfridge(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • DCI Banks(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Case Histories(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Inspector George Gently(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Inspector Lewis(2006)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Innocence Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Last Rights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Warrior Queen(2003)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Fields of Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Sword of Honour(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Sword of Honour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Dockers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • The Lakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Melissa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Guardians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Writer

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • King of Jazz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Writer

  • Big Time(1989)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Taggart(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The English Programme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 1976 to 2013.

Biggest box office

Warrior Queen (2003)

$10K worldwide

Highest rated

The Mill (2013)

Midcredits 75th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing22 of 22: 20 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score85thWriting2 of 22: 0 only writing, 2 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s1 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s4 · 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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Bill Anderson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Big Time (1989)

83rd percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

MI-5 (2002)

Midcredits 94th · 90% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; 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 Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove 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.

Who does Bill Anderson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bill Anderson's MovieCove titles; Nina Humphreys shares the most, 2.