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Robin Sheppard

Robin Sheppard

Director, also writer

Robin Sheppard (sometimes credited as Robin Shepperd) is a British television director who has directed Lucky Jim, Octavia, Cherished, The Bad Mother's Handbook, and episodes of Kingdom, Casualty, Playing the Field and At Home with the Braithwaites. She was jointly nominated for a British Academy Television Award in 1998 for her work on Wing and a Prayer, and Cherished won the Best Drama Documentary Grierson Award in 2005. Shepperd will be directing the 2010 episodic video game, Venus Redemption.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director, also writer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 21 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 52% in 30 days

What are Robin Sheppard's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
53%
Morality
16%
Self
9%
Survival
9%
Society
7%
Power
5%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
3
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Tense
2
Joyful
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Robin Sheppard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robin Sheppard'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

21 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Flowers in the Attic: The Origin(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Larkins(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Delicious(2016)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Witch(2013)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Cafe(2011)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Octavia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Kingdom(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Bad Mother's Handbook(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Waterloo Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The English Harem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Cherished (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Perfect Strangers(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • New Tricks(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Between The Sheets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Lucky Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Sparkhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Hawkins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • At Home with the Braithwaites(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Out of Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Lady Lazarus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Assistant Camera

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 1984 to 2022.

Highest rated

The Cafe (2011)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Flowers in the Attic: The Origin (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing19 of 20: 18 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndWriting1 of 20: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 20: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s2 · crew2000s13 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s2 · 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.

How do Robin Sheppard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

The Larkins (2021)

80th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

New Tricks (2003)

Midcredits 88th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 25. 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.

Who does Robin Sheppard work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robin Sheppard's MovieCove titles; Anne Reid shares the most, 2.