Gareth Edwards

Producer · Born January 1, 1965 (61) · Bodmin, Cornwall, England, UK

Gareth Edwards (born 1965) is a radio and television producer and writer. He is the great-grandson of Hollywood pioneer Albert E. Smith, founder of Vitagraph Studios. He has worked on a number of radio and TV programmes including Comedy Firsts (ITV, 1995), The Big Town All Stars (BBC Radio 4, 1998), Spaced (Channel 4, 1999), The Bigger Issues (BBC Radio 4, 2000), Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (BBC Radio 2, 2001), Dead Ringers (BBC Two, 2003, 2004), Posh Nosh (BBC Two, 2003), Vent (BBC Radio 4, 2006–09) Edwards produced That Mitchell and Webb Sound (BBC Radio 4, 2003–09), which won a Sony Silver Award in 2004; he also produced the TV version of this, starring the same David Mitchell and Robert Webb, entitled That Mitchell and Webb Look (BBC Two, 2006–10), which won best comedy BAFTA in 2006. Edwards also produced The One Ronnie (BBC One, 2010), a one-off comedy television sketch show that aired on BBC One on Christmas Day 2010 to celebrate the 80th birthday of Ronnie Corbett and Still Open All Hours (BBC One Boxing Day 2013). He also produced the BBC2 sitcom Upstart Crow 2016. He has also produced Bleak Expectations (BBC Radio 4, 2007–11), the cult radio show starring Anthony Head and the TV spin-off from this, The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff (BBC Two, 2011). Gareth Edwards also produced the short-lived radio comedy series The Airport (BBC Radio 4, 1995), which was the first radio comedy series in Britain to feature self-representative experiences of black people. Edwards executive-produced the second series of Tracey Ullman's Show (2017) which led to the spin-off series Tracey Breaks the News (2017–present). Edwards was appointed acting head of radio comedy at the BBC from November 2008 to May 2009, though announced subsequently that he was returning to producing and writing. Edwards wrote two series of Radio 4's situation comedy Artists, set in St Ives, Cornwall. Edwards also writes children's books including The Big Animal Mix-Up (Hachette, 2011), The Big Jungle Mix-Up (Hachette, 2012), The Disgusting Sandwich (Scholastic, 2013), The Littlest Bird (Piccadilly, 2013), Never Ask A Dinosaur to Dinner (Scholastic, 2014), and Fabulous Pie (Scholastic, 2015), shortlisted for the FCBG award 2016.

What are Gareth Edwards' films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

30%

Power

22%

Society

17%

Bonds

15%

Ideas

9%

Morality

7%

Class3 Ambition2 Family bonds2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

4

Absurd

3

Warm

3

Manic

1

How their films linger

Fun4 Feel-good3

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 Gareth Edwards' films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (3).

Also on these channels

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Subscription and free streaming for Gareth Edwards' 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

16 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Shedites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Producer
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 6 episodes · Producer
The Answer Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 25 episodes · Executive Producer
Christmas Carole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Producer
Ladhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer
Tracey Breaks the News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer
Young Hyacinth(2016)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Upstart Crow(2016)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Still Open All Hours(2013)
Show 40 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff(2011)
Show 3 episodes · Producer
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Attila the Hun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Director
That Mitchell and Webb Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 24 episodes · Producer
Posh Nosh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 9 episodes · Producer
Spaced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 14 episodes · Producer
Sardines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Writer
Unstable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Story