Nick Ames

Nick Ames is an editor of comedy and drama. Nick has spent many years building an enviable CV and is now much in demand for both his editing skills and his calm demeanor in the cutting room! Credits include many well known and award winning titles, including Apple TV's Trying, Outrageous, PLEBS, Call My Agent, Dinner With The Parents (US remake of Friday Night Dinner) Benidorm, Red Dwarf, Death in Paradise, Black Books, Casualty, Mr Bean, The Bill and Judge John Deed, Father Ted and many, many more.

What are Nick Ames' films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

43%

Self

24%

Society

17%

Morality

10%

Power

7%

Family bonds2 Romantic love2 Self-worth3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm

5

Absurd

3

Joyful

2

Tense

2

Contemplative

2

Other

1

How their films linger

Cozy4 Fun3 Feel-good2 Wistful2

How their films end

Happy1
Bittersweet2
Ambiguous3
Cyclical1

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 Nick Ames' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Acorn TV1 title, show their title on Acorn TV
Howdy1 title, show their title on Howdy
PBS Masterpiece1 title, show their title on PBS Masterpiece
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV

Subscription and free streaming for Nick Ames' 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

21 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

Outrageous(2025)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Tommy & Tuppence(2025)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
Piglets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 6 episodes · Editor
Dinner with the Parents(2024)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
Trying(2020)
Show 6 episodes · Editor
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Porters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 6 episodes · Editor
Siblings(2014)
Show 6 episodes · Editor
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
Twenty Twelve(2011)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Plus One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 5 episodes · Editor
Torchwood(2006)
Show 1 episode · Editor
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Super Sleuths(2006)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Footballers' Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 3 episodes · Editor
Black Books(2000)
Show 6 episodes · Editor
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Cinderella(2000)
Editor
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Bad Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 8 episodes · Editor
Have I Got News for You: The Official Pirate Video (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Editor
Game-On(1995)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Wycliffe(1993)
Show 6 episodes · Editor
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
The Magic Comedy Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Show 8 episodes · Editor
Red Dwarf(1988)
Show 9 episodes · Editor
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Rumpole of the Bailey(1978)
Show 1 episode · Editor
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles from 1975 to 2024.

Highest rated

Game-On (1995)

Midcredits 88^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Editing14 of 14 · 89^th

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s1 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s2 · 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.

Who does Nick Ames work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nick Ames' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ellie Heydon shares the most, 2.