From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert William Young (born 16 March 1933) is a British television and film director. Young was born in Cheltenham, and in the 1980s and early 1990s, established himself as a leading director of British TV drama. In the 1970s, he directed Vampire Circus (1972) and Hammer House of Horror. He directed several episodes of Minder and Bergerac in the early 1980s, and the acclaimed TV serial The Mad Death which centred around a rabies outbreak. Perhaps his best remembered television work was on Robin of Sherwood, for which he directed many of the best-regarded episodes. Young moved towards black comedy in the early 1990s, directing Jeeves and Wooster based on the stories written by P.G. Wodehouse, and GBH, for which he was nominated for a BATA award. It was partly on the strength of GBH that he was assigned to direct Fierce Creatures, John Cleese's 1997 follow-up to A Fish Called Wanda, which featured many of the same cast as GBH. However, the production ran into problems and Fred Schepisi was brought in to finalise the movie. Young did, however, direct Splitting Heirs, which starred Cleese and Eric Idle. Young has continued to work on television drama since then. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Young (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 16, 1933 (93)
- Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
- Director, also producer
- 14 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
What are Robert Young's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove 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 2 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2
Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic2
- 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 Robert Young's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- Robin of Sherwood (1984) · director · free
- Jane Eyre (1997) · director · free
- The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells (2001) · director · free
- Hammer House of Horror (1980) · director · free
- Vampire Circus (1972) · director · free
- Eichmann (2007) · director · free
- All at Sea (2010) · director, producer · free
- Blood Monkey (2006) · director · free
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Robert Young'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
37 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
Curse of the Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
All at Sea(2010)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Blood Monkey(2006)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Eichmann(2007)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Bye, Bye Harry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Camino de Santiago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Captain Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Jane Eyre(1997)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Fierce Creatures(1997)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Wimbledon Poisoner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Doomsday Gun(1994)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
White Goods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Splitting Heirs(1993)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Hostage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Alive and Kicking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
G.B.H. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Jeeves and Wooster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Blore M.P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
One Way Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Harry's Kingdom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Three Wishes for Jamie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The Worst Witch(1986)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all filmsSunday Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Robin of Sherwood(1984)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
The Mad Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Bergerac(1981)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Hammer House of Horror(1980)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Minder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
20 Times More Likely (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Soldier's Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Keep It Up Downstairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Romance with a Double Bass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Vampire Circus(1972)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 37 titles from 1972 to 2014.
Biggest box office
Fierce Creatures (1997)
Highest rated
Jane Eyre (1997)
Most popular right now
Doomsday Gun (1994)
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 Robert Young's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 9 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.
Who does Robert Young work with?
People who share at least 2 of Robert Young's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Harvey shares the most, 3.
Actors
- James FoxShared titles: All at Sea (2010), Doomsday Gun (1994)See all 2 shared titles with James Fox
- John CleeseShared titles: Fierce Creatures (1997), Splitting Heirs (1993)See all 2 shared titles with John Cleese
Composers and cinematographers
- Richard HarveyShared titles: Eichmann (2007), Jane Eyre (1997), Doomsday Gun (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Harvey
- John McGlashanShared titles: The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells (2001), Jane Eyre (1997)See all 2 shared titles with John McGlashan
Producers
- Charles SalmonShared titles: Blood Monkey (2006), The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Salmon
- Steve AbbottShared titles: Fierce Creatures (1997), Splitting Heirs (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Abbott