Ben Elton

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Ben Elton

May 3, 1959

Already a successful comedian, Ben Elton turned to writing situation comedies during the 1980s and penned BBC classics such as "The Young Ones" (1982), "Black-Adder II" (1986), "Black Adder the Third" (1987), "Blackadder 4" (1989) and during the 1990s "The Thin Blue Line" (1995). He provided lyrics for Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, "The Beautiful Game", which was nominated for Best Musical at the Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards in 2001 (2000 season). His comedy, "Popcorn", performed at the Apollo Theatre, was awarded the 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Comedy of the 1997 se...

Filmography

There's Nothing to Worry About!
3 Episode s . as Various
There's Nothing to Worry About!
3 Episode s . as Various
Stark
3 Episode s . as CD
Stark
3 Episode s . as CD
Alfresco
13 Episode s . as Various
Alfresco
13 Episode s . as Various
The Secret Policeman's Ball
15 Episode s . as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
15 Episode s . as Self

Created Shows

The Wright Way
6 Episode s . The Wright Way was a British television sitcom written by Ben Elton which began airing on BBC One on 23 April 2013. It concerns a health and safety manager, his staff, and his family. Widely panned by critics, it was cancelled after only one series had aired.
The Wright Way
6 Episode s . The Wright Way was a British television sitcom written by Ben Elton which began airing on BBC One on 23 April 2013. It concerns a health and safety manager, his staff, and his family. Widely panned by critics, it was cancelled after only one series had aired.
Filthy Rich & Catflap
6 Episode s . Richie causes trouble in his pursuit of TV fame with Eddie, his alcoholic minder, and Filthy, his sponging agent.
Filthy Rich & Catflap
6 Episode s . Richie causes trouble in his pursuit of TV fame with Eddie, his alcoholic minder, and Filthy, his sponging agent.
The Young Ones
12 Episode s . The misadventures of four lunatic students who live in a shared student house. There's Rick, the overblown political one addicted to Cliff Richard, Vyvyan the experimental scientific one/part-time anarchist, Neil the worried hippy, and Mike the ladies' man (at least he is in his mind).
The Young Ones
12 Episode s . The misadventures of four lunatic students who live in a shared student house. There's Rick, the overblown political one addicted to Cliff Richard, Vyvyan the experimental scientific one/part-time anarchist, Neil the worried hippy, and Mike the ladies' man (at least he is in his mind).
The Thin Blue Line
14 Episode s . The Thin Blue Line is a British sitcom starring Rowan Atkinson set in a police station that ran for two series on the BBC from 1995 to 1996. It was written by Ben Elton.
The Thin Blue Line
14 Episode s . The Thin Blue Line is a British sitcom starring Rowan Atkinson set in a police station that ran for two series on the BBC from 1995 to 1996. It was written by Ben Elton.
Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie
12 Episode s . Comedy series written and performed by Ben Elton, primarily based around his stand-up comedy routines, with sketches and parodies.
Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie
12 Episode s . Comedy series written and performed by Ben Elton, primarily based around his stand-up comedy routines, with sketches and parodies.
Blackadder
24 Episode s . Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of the First World War.
Blackadder
24 Episode s . Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of the First World War.
Stark
3 Episode s . Stark is a 1993 British-Australian television miniseries, based on the bestselling novel Stark by comedian Ben Elton. The three-episode series, directed by Nadia Tass, was an international co-production between the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Stark
3 Episode s . Stark is a 1993 British-Australian television miniseries, based on the bestselling novel Stark by comedian Ben Elton. The three-episode series, directed by Nadia Tass, was an international co-production between the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Upstart Crow
18 Episode s . Comedy about the life and times of William Shakespeare as he starts to make a name for himself in London, whilst also trying to balance life as a husband and father for his family in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Upstart Crow
18 Episode s . Comedy about the life and times of William Shakespeare as he starts to make a name for himself in London, whilst also trying to balance life as a husband and father for his family in Stratford-upon-Avon.
There's Nothing to Worry About!
3 Episode s . Short-lived sketch show which is notable today for early appearances by Ben Elton, Dame Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, and Hugh Laurie. Originally broadcast only in the Granada television area, it was refashioned as Alfresco (1983) for national broadcasting.
There's Nothing to Worry About!
3 Episode s . Short-lived sketch show which is notable today for early appearances by Ben Elton, Dame Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, and Hugh Laurie. Originally broadcast only in the Granada television area, it was refashioned as Alfresco (1983) for national broadcasting.

There's Nothing to Worry About!

There's Nothing to Worry About!

Stark

Stark

Alfresco

Alfresco

The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Wright Way

The Wright Way

Filthy Rich & Catflap

Filthy Rich & Catflap

The Young Ones

The Young Ones

The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line

Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie

Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie

Blackadder

Blackadder

Stark

Stark

Upstart Crow

Upstart Crow

There's Nothing to Worry About!

There's Nothing to Worry About!