From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Debbie Isitt; born 7 February 1966 in Birmingham, UK; is a comic writer, film director and performer. Isitt set up the theatre company 'Snarling Beasties' in the 1980s. Her most successful play to date[citation needed] is the black comedy "The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband." Her plays have won several awards including 'The Independent theatre award' in 1989 and 'Time Out' theatre award in 1991 as well as Perrier Pick of the fringe for three consecutive years at the Edinburgh Festival. Isitt's work has been produced at the Donmar Warehouse, the Royal Court and in the West End.[citation needed] Her plays have toured the world and been translated into many languages. Isitt has performed in several radio comedy shows such as Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation and The Mark Steel Lectures. Isitt's teleplay for Channel 4 "The Illustrated Mum" an adaptation of the children's novel by Jacqueline Wilson, earned Isitt a Bafta for best adapted screenplay in 2005. Debbie Isitt has made two feature films, the first in 2000 'Nasty Neighbours' starred Ricky Tomlinson as the neighbour from hell. Nasty Neighbours was selected for the Venice Film Festival and was distributed by Red Bus (now Lionsgate). Isitt also created, developed and directed the film Confetti released in 2006 by 20th Century Fox. The cast included Martin Freeman and Jessica Stevenson. Isitt is renowned for her work with actors and improvisation Confetti was entirely improvised by the cast under the watchful eye of Isitt. No one in the movie had a clue what the outcome of the movie would be - not even Isitt herself. Isitt was inspired to make a wedding comedy after watching her sister plan her wedding. After months of planning her sister went blind on her wedding day. Isitt claims it was the best wedding she had ever been to. Nativity, her second feature film, was released in November 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Debbie Isitt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 7, 1966 (60)
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
- Director, writer and composer
- 6 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Debbie Isitt's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 4
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Ambiguous1
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 Debbie Isitt's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Debbie Isitt'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
13 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Gays Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Nativity Rocks! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Love & Marriage(2013)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Nativity!(2009)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Confetti(2006)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Illustrated Mum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Nasty Neighbours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Wasps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
She-Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Femme Fatale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles from 1990 to 2022.
Biggest box office
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! (2012)
Highest rated
Nativity! (2009)
Most popular right now
Christmas on Mistletoe Farm (2022)
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 Debbie Isitt's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the atmosphere 49/100 and the pacing 30/100 in their films, across 5 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 Debbie Isitt's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Debbie Isitt work with?
People who share at least 2 of Debbie Isitt's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicky Ager shares the most, 5.
Actors
- Jason WatkinsShared titles: Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! (2014), Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! (2012), Nativity! (2009), Confetti (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Jason Watkins
- Ashley JensenShared titles: Christmas on Mistletoe Farm (2022), Love & Marriage (2013), Nativity! (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Ashley Jensen
- Celia ImrieShared titles: Christmas on Mistletoe Farm (2022), Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! (2014), Love & Marriage (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Celia Imrie
- Marc WoottonShared titles: Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! (2014), Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! (2012), Nativity! (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Marc Wootton
Cinematographers and editors
- Nicky AgerShared titles: Christmas on Mistletoe Farm (2022), Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! (2014), Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! (2012), Nativity! (2009), Confetti (2006)See all 5 shared titles with Nicky Ager
- Sean Van HalesShared titles: Christmas on Mistletoe Farm (2022), Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! (2014), Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! (2012), Nativity! (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Sean Van Hales
Producers
- Nick JonesShared titles: Christmas on Mistletoe Farm (2022), Confetti (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Nick Jones