Director of many TV comedies, Al Campbell is also known for playing talking head Barry Shitpeas in Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe, Newswipe, Weekly Wipe and Year Wipes.
Biography from TMDB.
- February 2, 1977 (49)
- England, UK
- Director and actor
- 8 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
What are Al Campbell's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
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
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous3
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 Al Campbell's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Al Campbell'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
26 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Cunk on Life(2024)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Only Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Awakening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Change(2023)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Stewart Lee: Tornado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Stewart Lee: Snowflake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Death to 2020(2020)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Two Weeks to Live(2020)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Cunk & Other Humans on 2019 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Sliced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Dead Pixels(2019)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
Urban Myths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
A Gert Lush Christmas(2015)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Inside No. 9(2014)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
It's Kevin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
BBC Comedy Feeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Comedy Feeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Midnight Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
How TV Ruined Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Charlie Brooker's Yearly Wipe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
James May's Man Lab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Ashen's Tech Dump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Career shape
A full career of 26 titles from 2009 to 2024.
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
3 major nominations and no wins, 2010–2013.
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Comedy
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Comedy Programme
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best 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 Al Campbell's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 4; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 38. 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 Al Campbell work with?
People who share at least 2 of Al Campbell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charlie Brooker shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Charlie BrookerShared titles: Cunk on Life (2024), Death to 2020 (2020), How Video Games Changed the World (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Charlie Brooker
- Charlie GeorgeShared titles: Cunk on Life (2024), Death to 2020 (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Charlie George
- Eli GoldstoneShared titles: Cunk on Life (2024), Death to 2020 (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Eli Goldstone
- Erika EhlerShared titles: Cunk on Life (2024), Death to 2020 (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Erika Ehler
Actors
- Diane MorganShared titles: Cunk on Life (2024), Death to 2020 (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Diane Morgan
- Kerry HowardShared titles: Two Weeks to Live (2020), A Gert Lush Christmas (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Kerry Howard
Editors
- Damon TaiShared titles: Cunk on Life (2024), Death to 2020 (2020), How Video Games Changed the World (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Damon Tai
- Jason BoxallShared titles: Death to 2020 (2020), How Video Games Changed the World (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Boxall
- Mike HollidayShared titles: Two Weeks to Live (2020), Dead Pixels (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Holliday
Producers
- Annabel JonesShared titles: Cunk on Life (2024), Death to 2020 (2020), How Video Games Changed the World (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Annabel Jones
- Alison MarlowShared titles: Cunk on Life (2024), Death to 2020 (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Alison Marlow
- Josh ColeShared titles: Inside No. 9: The Party's Over (2024), Two Weeks to Live (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Josh Cole
- Lizzie SearchShared titles: Cunk on Life (2024), Death to 2020 (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Lizzie Search