Michael Ian Grade, Baron Grade of Yarmouth, CBE is an English television executive and businessman. He was chairman of the BBC from 2004 to 2006 and executive chairman of ITV plc from 2007 to 2009. Since 2011, he has been a Conservative Party life peer in the House of Lords.
Biography from TMDB.
- March 8, 1943 (83)
- London, England
- Actor and producer
- 3 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
Known for
What are Michael Grade's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 6 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 6 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet2
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 Michael Grade's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Grade'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.
Filmography
10 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 27 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
42nd Street: The Musical(2019)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Real Tom Thumb: History's Smallest Superstar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Story of Variety with Michael Grade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Trials and Tribulations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Jonathan Creek(1997)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
French & Saunders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Open Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Kane & Abel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 1985 to 2019.
How do Michael Grade's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 93rd percentile, the median of all 2; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 88th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 2 are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser1
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 Michael Grade work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Grade's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eddie Izzard shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Eddie IzzardShared titles: Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes (2021), Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland (2018), Stanley Baxter: Now and Then (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Eddie Izzard
- Barry CryerShared titles: Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes (2021), Stanley Baxter: Now and Then (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Barry Cryer
- Bonnie LangfordShared titles: Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes (2021), 42nd Street: The Musical (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Bonnie Langford
- Celia ImrieShared titles: Stanley Baxter: Now and Then (2008), An Audience with Victoria Wood (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Celia Imrie
Cinematographers
- Jaimie GramstonShared titles: Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland (2018), Frost on Sketch Shows (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Jaimie Gramston