Ben Palmer

Ben Palmer

England
Director Writer

Ben Palmer is an award winning British director who is made his name in television with comedy programmes such as Bo' Selecta, Star Stories and The Inbetweeners. In 2011, Palmer was chosen to direct the big screen spin off of the latter, the hugely successful The Inbetweeners Movie, and in 2015 he subsequently followed this cinematic success up with the Simon Pegg/Lake Bell romcom Man Up. In 2017 he directed the Mitchell and Webb sitcom Back as well as several episodes of the Sky Arts series Urban Myths, including the highly controversial unbroadcastable episode Elizabeth, Michael and Marlon which cast Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson.

Known For

Filmography

Waiting for the Out
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★ 7.8
Waiting for the Out
2026 Director
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
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★ 7.0
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
2024 Director
Douglas Is Cancelled
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★ 7.2
Douglas Is Cancelled
2024 Director
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🎞️
Billi
2022 Director
Breeders
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★ 7.6
Breeders
2020 Director
Semi-Detached
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★ 6.3
Semi-Detached
2020 Director
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Film Talks with Dan Charles
2020 Self
Click & Collect
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★ 6.8
Click & Collect
2018 Director
Back
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★ 7.3
Back
2017 Director
Urban Myths
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★ 7.2
Urban Myths
2017 Director
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🎞️
Mick and Margaret
2017 Director
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🎞️
★ 4.8
Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back
2016 Director
Man Up
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★ 6.8
Man Up
2015 Director
SunTrap
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★ 5.7
SunTrap
2015 Director
London Irish
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★ 7.5
London Irish
2013 Director
Bad Sugar
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★ 7.4
Bad Sugar
2012 Director
BBC Comedy Feeds
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★ 7.1
BBC Comedy Feeds
2012 Director
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★ 7.7
Milton Jones's House of Rooms
2012 Director
Them from That Thing
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★ 7.1
Them from That Thing
2012 Director
The Inbetweeners
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★ 6.7
The Inbetweeners
2011 Director
Chickens
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★ 6.5
Chickens
2011 Director
The Inbetweeners
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★ 8.4
The Inbetweeners
2008 Director
Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour
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★ 7.0
Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour
2008 Writer Director
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★ 6.1
Comedy Showcase
2007 Director
Star Stories
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★ 7.6
Star Stories
2006 Director
Bo! in the USA
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★ 6.6
Bo! in the USA
2006 Director Writer
A Bear's Tail
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★ 6.0
A Bear's Tail
2005 Director Writer
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🎞️
★ 6.2
Avid Merrion's XXXmas Special
2005 Director Writer
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🎞️
★ 5.4
A Bear's Christmas Tail
2004 Director Writer
Bo' Selecta!
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★ 6.9
Bo' Selecta!
2002 Director Writer
Comedy Lab
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★ 5.3
Comedy Lab
1998 Director
Comedy Playhouse
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★ 7.2
Comedy Playhouse
1961 Director
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Number 10
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