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Ed Bye

Ed Bye

Director and producer, also actor · London, England, UK

From
London, England, UK
Works as
Director and producer, also actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 48 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 48% in 30 days

What are Ed Bye's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 97th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
53%
Self
17%
Ideas
12%
Power
9%
Society
6%
Morality
2%
Friendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
8
Joyful
5
Tense
3
Warm
2
Dread
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Ed Bye's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (7).

Subscription and free streaming for Ed Bye'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

48 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Dawn French Is a Huge Twat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Murder, They Hope(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Dial M for Middlesbrough(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Death on the Tyne(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • How The Young Ones Changed Comedy(2018)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 300 Years of French & Saunders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Ruby Wax - Sane New World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Nixon's the One(2013)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Vicious(2013)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • A Conversation With JK Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Round Ireland with a Fridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • French & Saunders: Still Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Coming of Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • After You've Gone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 18 episodes · Director

  • Not Going Out(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Home Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Fat Slags(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Red Dwarf A–Z (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Producer

  • Lenny Henry in Pieces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • French & Saunders - Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • My Family(2000)

    Show 16 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Kevin & Perry Go Large(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Can't Smeg Won't Smeg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Producer

  • Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Eddie Izzard: Definite Article(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Producer

  • Carrott U Like (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Producer

  • The Detectives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 29 episodes · Director · Producer

  • Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Bottom(1991)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Canned Carrott (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Producer

  • Red Dwarf(1988)

    Show 52 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • French & Saunders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Filthy Rich & Catflap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Girls On Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • The Young Ones(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 46 titles from 1982 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Fat Slags (2004)

$105K worldwide

Highest rated

Eddie Izzard: Definite Article (1996)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Bottom (1991)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 46: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting42 of 46: 34 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndProducing8 of 46: 0 only producing, 8 with another roleOther crew3 of 46: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

46 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1980s5 · crew1990s11 · crew2000s14 · crew2010s12 · 1 acting · 11 crew2020s4 · 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 Ed Bye's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 14 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director

Fat Slags (2004)

99th percentile spread · 66% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Eddie Izzard: Definite Article (1996)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 52/100 and the pacing 34/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Is Ed Bye's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Ed Bye work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ed Bye's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Wybourn shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers