Portrait of Ben Elton

Acting

Ben Elton

Career

Active from 1982 to 2023, busiest in 1990 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean
GoodWatch score93/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ben Elton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    3.6, average 6.0
  • Adrenaline
    2.4, average 4.8
  • Mystery
    1.6, average 4.0
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • British Sitcom 6
  • Satirical Humor 5
  • Witty Dialogue 4
  • British Sketch Comedy 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Cult Classic 3
  • 90s Television 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Political Satire 2
  • Dark Humor 2
  • Alternative Comedy 2
  • 80s Television 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Blackadder: A Cunning Story (2023)

Thanks

Ben Elton: The Great Railway Disaster
Ben Elton: The Great Railway Disaster (2023)

Writer

Ben Elton: Live
Ben Elton: Live (2022)

Writer

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (2022)

TV show

2010s

6 titles · average score 61
Have You Been Paying Attention?
Have You Been Paying Attention? (2019)

TV show · as Panellist

All Is True
All Is True (2018)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy (2018)

as (Archive Footage)

Three Summers
Three Summers (2017)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer, Director

Love Never Dies
Love Never Dies (2012)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer, Musical

The One Ronnie
The One Ronnie (2010)

Writer

2000s

8 titles · average score 65
Angela and Friends
Angela and Friends (2009)

TV show

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (2008)
GoodWatch score 79

Writer

Get a Grip
Get a Grip (2007)

TV show

Bottom Mindless Violence
Bottom Mindless Violence (2004)

as Baz (archive footage)

Enough Rope With Andrew Denton
Enough Rope With Andrew Denton (2003)

TV show

More Great Comedy Moments
More Great Comedy Moments (2003)

as Kendal Mintcake (archive footage)

Great Comedy Moments
Great Comedy Moments (2001)

Writer

Maybe Baby
Maybe Baby (2000)
GoodWatch score 51

Director, Screenplay

1990s

16 titles · average score 75
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer

The Ben Elton Show
The Ben Elton Show (1998)

TV show

Ben Elton: Live
Ben Elton: Live (1997)

Writer

TFI Friday
TFI Friday (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

The Thin Blue Line
The Thin Blue Line (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Homeless Man

Harry Enfield and Chums
Harry Enfield and Chums (1994)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Benny Elton

Stark
Stark (1993)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as CD

Ben Elton: Very Live
Ben Elton: Very Live (1993)

Writer

Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
GoodWatch score 79

as Verges

Rowan Atkinson Live
Rowan Atkinson Live (1992)
GoodWatch score 82

Writer

Mr. Bean Takes an Exam
Mr. Bean Takes an Exam (1991)
GoodWatch score 79

Writer

Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie
Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie (1990)

TV show · Creator

1980s

14 titles · average score 74
Oh No, Not Them
Oh No, Not Them (1989)

Creator

Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer

Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years (1988)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer

Filthy Rich & Catflap
Filthy Rich & Catflap (1987)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Art Exhibition Guest

Saturday Live
Saturday Live (1986)

TV show · as Host

Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief (1986)

TV show

Happy Families
Happy Families (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Roland

Madness the Pilot
Madness the Pilot (1984)

Writer

Blackadder
Blackadder (1983)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Anarchist

Alfresco
Alfresco (1983)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Various

The Young Ones
The Young Ones (1982)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Baz / Radio DJ

There's Nothing to Worry About!
There's Nothing to Worry About! (1982)

TV show · as Various

1970s

1 title · average score 63
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show