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Barbara Wiltshire

Director

BAFTA Award winner

Works as
Director
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 32% in 30 days

What are Barbara Wiltshire's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
35%
Society
33%
Bonds
20%
Ideas
9%
Survival
2%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · 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 4

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

Slow burn 3 · 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 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Warm
4
Absurd
2
Hopeful
1
Melancholic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1
  • 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 Barbara Wiltshire's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Barbara Wiltshire'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

36 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Frank Skinner: 30 Years of Dirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Unacceptable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • Flo & Joan: Sweet Release (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Am I the Asshole? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Series Director

  • Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • The Big Fat Quiz of Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Rose Matafeo: On and on and On(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • David Baddiel: Fame, Not The Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Horne Section TV Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • The Weakest Link(2021)

    Show 65 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Question Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Blankety Blank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 29 episodes · Director

  • Phil Wang: Philly Philly Wang Wang(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • French & Saunders: Funny Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Comedy Game Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Rose Matafeo: Horndog(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Rob Delaney: Jackie(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • First & Last (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Flo and Joan: Alive on Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • The Ranganation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 30 episodes · Director

  • Joe Lycett's Got Your Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · Series Director

  • Tim Vine Travels Through Time Christmas Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Frankie Boyle's New World Order (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 39 episodes · Director

  • Frankie Boyle's American Autopsy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • We Love Sitcom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Let's Play Darts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Inside No. 9(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Pointless(2009)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Would I Lie to You?(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • 8 Out of 10 Cats(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Vicar of Dibley(1994)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Book Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles, 33 of them dated from 2005 to 2026.

Highest rated

The Vicar of Dibley (1994)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

Pointless (2009)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing32 of 34: 32 only directing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thOther crew2 of 34: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s22 · 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 5 major nominations, 2022–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Entertainment
  2. 2025
    • BAFTA Award, won · Entertainment
  3. 2024
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Comedy Entertainment Programme
  4. 2023
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Comedy Entertainment Programme
  5. 2022
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Comedy 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.

How do Barbara Wiltshire's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 11 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director

The Weakest Link (2021)

78th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Inside No. 9 (2014)

Midcredits 97th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 32/100 in their films, across 3 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 Barbara Wiltshire work with?

People who share at least 2 of Barbara Wiltshire's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rose Matafeo shares the most, 2.

Writers

Producers