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Peter Orton

Career

Active from 1985 to 2025, busiest in 2005 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Stewart Lee: Stand-Up Comedian
Stewart Lee: Stand-Up Comedian
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 6.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peter Orton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    0.3, average 4.0
  • Tension
    2.5, average 6.0
  • Crime
    0.3, average 3.6
  • Melancholy
    1.5, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Stand-Up Comedy 5
  • British Humor 4
  • Observational Humor 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Pop Culture References 3
  • Political Satire 2
  • Pop Culture Commentary 2
  • Cringe Humor 2
  • British Comedy 2
  • Physical Comedy 2
  • Observational 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

7 titles ยท average score 75
Ania Magliano: I Can't Believe You've Done This
Ania Magliano: I Can't Believe You've Done This (2025)

Director

Russell Howard: Live at the London Palladium
Russell Howard: Live at the London Palladium (2025)

Director

Ahir Shah: Ends
Ahir Shah: Ends (2024)

Director

John Kearns: The Varnishing Days
John Kearns: The Varnishing Days (2024)

Director

Chris Ramsey: Live from London
Chris Ramsey: Live from London (2024)

Director

Ahir Shah: Dots
Ahir Shah: Dots (2021)

Director

Jayde Adams: Serious Black Jumper
Jayde Adams: Serious Black Jumper (2020)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

2010s

11 titles ยท average score 70
Chris Ramsey: The Just Happy To Get Out Of The House Tour
Chris Ramsey: The Just Happy To Get Out Of The House Tour (2019)

Director

Greg Davies: You Magnificent Beast
Greg Davies: You Magnificent Beast (2018)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

The Horne Section Television Programme
The Horne Section Television Programme (2018)

Director

Russell Howard: Recalibrate
Russell Howard: Recalibrate (2017)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Chris Ramsey Live: All Growed Up
Chris Ramsey Live: All Growed Up (2015)

Director

Russell Howard: Wonderbox
Russell Howard: Wonderbox (2014)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Al Murray, The Pub Landlord: The Only Way Is Epic
Al Murray, The Pub Landlord: The Only Way Is Epic (2012)

Director

Russell Howard's Good News
Russell Howard's Good News (2010)

Director

Al Murray, The Pub Landlord: Barrel of Fun Live
Al Murray, The Pub Landlord: Barrel of Fun Live (2010)

Director

Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 3
Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 3 (2010)

Director

Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 3
Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 3 (2010)

Director

2000s

12 titles ยท average score 70
Russell Howard Live: Dingledodies
Russell Howard Live: Dingledodies (2009)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 2
Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 2 (2009)

Director

Russell Howard: Live
Russell Howard: Live (2008)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold
Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold (2008)

Director

Al Murray, The Pub Landlord - Live At The Palladium
Al Murray, The Pub Landlord - Live At The Palladium (2007)

Director

Jerry Springer: The Opera
Jerry Springer: The Opera (2005)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Stewart Lee: Stand-Up Comedian
Stewart Lee: Stand-Up Comedian (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Harry Hill: in 'Hooves'
Harry Hill: in 'Hooves' (2005)

Director

An Audience with Al Murray
An Audience with Al Murray (2005)

Director

Harry Hill: The Way it Is - The Making of 'Hooves'
Harry Hill: The Way it Is - The Making of 'Hooves' (2005)

Director, Camera Operator

An Audience with Harry Hill
An Audience with Harry Hill (2004)

Director

Baddiel & Skinner's Fantasy Football
Baddiel & Skinner's Fantasy Football (2004)

Director

1990s

4 titles
Harry Hill: Man Alive
Harry Hill: Man Alive (1997)

Director

The Boy with the Big Face
The Boy with the Big Face (1997)

Director

Frank Skinner Live at the London Palladium
Frank Skinner Live at the London Palladium (1996)

Director

Harry Hill Live
Harry Hill Live (1995)

Director

1980s

3 titles
The Scandal Story
The Scandal Story (1989)

Director, Writer

U.K. Subs - Live From London At The Camden Palace Theatre
U.K. Subs - Live From London At The Camden Palace Theatre (1985)

Director

The New Lords of the Isles
The New Lords of the Isles (1981)

Editor