John Hardress Wilfred Lloyd CBE (born 30 September 1951) is an English producer and writer. His television work includes Not the Nine O'Clock News, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Spitting Image, Blackadder and QI. He is currently the presenter of BBC Radio 4's The Museum of Curiosity. Lloyd was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to broadcasting. Lloyd was also awarded an honorary degree from Southampton Solent University.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 30, 1951 (75)
- Dover, Kent, England, UK
- Producer, writer, actor and editor
- 8 on Motif · 17 credits in all
Known for
What are John Lloyd's films like?
Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Genres
Their Motif 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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous1
- 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 John Lloyd's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for John Lloyd's titles on Motif; 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
17 credits, 8 with a Motif page; 17 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
No Such Thing as the News (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
QI (SE) (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
QI(2003)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Spitting Image: Election Special '87 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)
Genesis: Visible Touch (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)
The Black Adder(1983)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Not the Nine O'Clock News (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)
Doctor Snuggles (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)
Murder by Decree(1979)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all filmsSecond Verdict (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)
Comedy Playhouse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
QI News (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles, 16 of them dated from 1961 to 2023.
How do John Lloyd's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 95th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed1
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 John Lloyd work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Lloyd's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Curtis shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Richard CurtisShared titles: Blackadder: The Lost Pilot (2023), Mel Smith: I've Sort of Done Things (2013), Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988), The Black Adder (1983)See all 4 shared titles with Richard Curtis
Actors
- Tony RobinsonShared titles: Blackadder: The Lost Pilot (2023), Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988), The Black Adder (1983)See all 3 shared titles with Tony Robinson
- Rowan AtkinsonShared titles: Mel Smith: I've Sort of Done Things (2013), Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988), The Black Adder (1983)See all 3 shared titles with Rowan Atkinson
Composers
- Howard GoodallShared titles: Blackadder: The Lost Pilot (2023), Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988), The Black Adder (1983)See all 3 shared titles with Howard Goodall
Mixed roles
- Ben EltonShared titles: Blackadder: The Lost Pilot (2023), Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Ben Elton
