Jimmy Mulville

Producer, also writer · Born January 5, 1955 (71) · Liverpool, England, UK

BAFTA Award winner

Jimmy Mulville English film and television actor, producer, writer and director. He is one of the founder of the production companies Hat Trick Productions and Emporium Productions.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: January 5, 1955 (71)
From: Liverpool, England, UK
Works as: Producer, also writer
Titles: 18 on MovieCove · 51 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 7% in 30 days

What are Jimmy Mulville's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

28%

Self

25%

Society

13%

Morality

Ideas

Survival

Power

Friendship6 Community4 Truth4 Purpose3 Justice2 Ambition2 Grief2 Prejudice2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Absurd

Joyful

Warm

Melancholic

Other

How their films linger

Fun7 Feel-good5 Bittersweet5 Thought-provoking4 Hopeful4 Wistful2

How their films end

Happy3
Bittersweet6
Tragic1
Ambiguous3
Cyclical2

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 Jimmy Mulville's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Best of British Television3 titles, show their 3 titles on Best of British Television
Acorn TV2 titles, show their 2 titles on Acorn TV

Subscription and free streaming for Jimmy Mulville'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

51 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast(2026)
Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Of People And Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Executive Producer
Smoggie Queens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer
Have I Got News for You(2024)
Show Creator · Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Birdsong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Executive Producer
The Family Pile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer
Payback(2023)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Stuck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer
Trigger Point(2022)
Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Bloodlands(2021)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Stephen(2021)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Kate & Koji(2020)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Power Monkeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer
Ballot Monkeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 5 episodes · Director · Executive Producer
Horrible Science(2015)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Boomers(2014)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer
Great Night Out(2013)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Nixon's the One(2013)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Hacks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Producer
Old Harry's Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Thomas Quentin Crimp
Spy(2011)
Show 17 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Episodes(2011)
Show 41 episodes · Executive Producer · Producer
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
The Royal Bodyguard(2011)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Huge(2010)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire(2009)
Show 6 episodes · Producer
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Game Show in My Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 8 episodes · Producer
Easy Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 8 episodes · Producer
Bike Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Executive Producer
Bromwell High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer
Celebrity Mastermind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 14 episodes · Executive Producer
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Executive Producer
Trevor's World of Sport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 7 episodes · Producer
The Sleeping Dictionary(2003)
Producer
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Executive Producer
Bedtime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 15 episodes · Producer
The Wilsons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 6 episodes · Producer
Sex 'n' Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Executive Producer
Boyz Unlimited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer
Gobble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Director
Lord of Misrule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Producer
Eleven Men Against Eleven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Producer
G.B.H. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Show 7 episodes · as Philip
Chelmsford 123 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Show 13 episodes · Writer · as Aulus Paulinus
That's Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Show 26 episodes · Actor
Just For Laughs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Show 46 episodes · Actor
Morons from Outer Space(1985)
as Motorway Policeman
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Who Dares Wins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Show 8 episodes · as Various
Mastermind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Show 31 episodes · Executive Producer
Have I Got a Bit More News for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · Writer
TRINITY (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 2^nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 42 titles, 40 of them dated from 1972 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)

$58K worldwide

Highest rated

Spy (2011)

Midcredits 85^th

Film career

1985Screen debut· Morons from Outer Space

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting7 of 42Directing2 of 42Writing2 of 42Producing32 of 42 · 59^thOther crew1 of 42

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s5 · 5 acting · 1 crew1990s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew2000s12 · crew2010s8 · 1 acting · 7 crew2020s8 · 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.

Awards

a BAFTA Award from 4 major nominations, 1986–2013.

WinNomination

2013
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Situation Comedy
1999
- BAFTA Award, won
1996
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Single Drama
1986
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Light Entertainment Programme

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

Who does Jimmy Mulville work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jimmy Mulville's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Williams shares the most, 4.