From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Weiland (born 11 July 1953 in England) is an English motion picture and television director, writer and producer. Weiland is one of Britain's most successful directors and producers of television commercials having made over 500 commercials, including a popular and long-running series for Walkers crisps. He has also directed several British television series, including Alas Smith and Jones (1989–1992) and Mr. Bean (1991–1994). His feature film credits include Made of Honor (2008), Sixty Six (2006), Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999), Roseanna's Grave (1997), City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994) and Leonard Part 6 (1987). Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Weiland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 11, 1953 (73)
- England, UK
- Director, also producer and writer
- 10 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Paul Weiland's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 5 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet1
- 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 Paul Weiland's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Paul Weiland'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
19 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Fisherman's Friends(2019)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Made of Honor(2008)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Sixty Six(2006)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Blackadder: Back & Forth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
For Roseanna(1997)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
The Merry Mishaps of Mr. Bean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Bernard and the Genie(1991)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Mr. Bean Takes an Exam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Mr. Bean Goes to a Première (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Living with Dinosaurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Mr. Bean(1990)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
The Jim Henson Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Storyteller: The Three Ravens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Storyteller(1987)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Leonard Part 6(1987)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all filmsKeep Off The Grass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles from 1983 to 2019.
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 Paul Weiland's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 7 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 Paul Weiland'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 Paul Weiland work with?
People who share at least 2 of Paul Weiland's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Curtis shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Richard CurtisShared titles: Sixty Six (2006), Bernard and the Genie (1991), Mr. Bean (1990)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Curtis
Actors
- Rowan AtkinsonShared titles: Bernard and the Genie (1991), Mr. Bean (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Rowan Atkinson
Cinematographers and editors
- Ian WeilShared titles: Bernard and the Genie (1991), The Storyteller: Greek Myths (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Ian Weil
- Roger PrattShared titles: Bernard and the Genie (1991), The Storyteller: Greek Myths (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Roger Pratt
Mixed roles
- Howard GoodallShared titles: Bernard and the Genie (1991), Mr. Bean (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Howard Goodall
