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Dan Zeff

Director

Dan Zeff is a BAFTA Award-winning British TV director and writer currently living and working in the UK. He works across drama and comedy. Recent work includes the highly acclaimed Inside No. 9 episodes "The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge" and "Séance Time", the BBC3 comedy series Siblings and The Ice Cream Girls, an award-winning three-part psychological thriller for ITV. His drama credits include the critically acclaimed BBC4 film Hattie (the highest rating show in BBC4's history [1]), Lost in Austen for ITV and the 2-part Case Histories – an adaptation of Kate Atkinson's When Will There Be Good News? starring Jason Isaacs, which won the Scottish Bafta for Best Television Drama in 2011. He also directed an episode of the 2006 series of Doctor Who, entitled "Love & Monsters". His comedy credits include the opening series of Siblings, Pramface, Ideal and The Worst Week of My Life, all of which were successfully recommissioned for further series. His work has won three BAFTA awards, and a further five BAFTA nominations.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 22% in 30 days

What are Dan Zeff's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
47%
Self
22%
Power
14%
Survival
7%
Ideas
7%
Society
3%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 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

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · 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 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Warm
4
Absurd
3
Romantic
3
Tense
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5

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 Dan Zeff's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dan Zeff'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

31 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Gangsta Granny Strikes Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Silverpoint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Hansel & Gretel: After Ever After(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Grace(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Queen and I(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Eric, Ernie and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Urban Myths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • The Collection(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Siblings(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Inside No. 9(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Ice Cream Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Pramface(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Case Histories(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Hattie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Consuming Passion(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Lost in Austen(2008)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

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

    Director · Writer

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 16 episodes · Director

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Worst Week of My Life(2004)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Linda Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Fat Friends(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • At Home with the Braithwaites(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Sunburn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Jilting Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Dual Balls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Black Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Writer

  • That Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Long Day Closes(1992)

    Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1992 to 2022.

Highest rated

The Worst Week of My Life (2004)

Midcredits 89th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing30 of 31: 25 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdWriting5 of 31: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleOther crew1 of 31: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

31 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s6 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s4 · 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 Dan Zeff's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Hansel & Gretel: After Ever After (2021)

81st percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Inside No. 9 (2014)

Midcredits 97th · 92% liked

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 Dan Zeff work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dan Zeff's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Walliams shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers