Person
Ben Palmer
Directing · Born 1977-01-01 · England
Biography
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
The Inbetweeners
Director
BBC Comedy Feeds
Executive Producer
Breeders
Director
Urban Myths
Director
Bo' Selecta!
Director
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
Executive Producer
Semi-Detached
Director
Comedy Showcase
Director
Back
Director
Douglas Is Cancelled
Executive Producer
Filmography
- 2026Waiting for the OutDirector
- 2024Douglas Is CancelledExecutive Producer
- 2024The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick TurpinExecutive Producer
- 2020Semi-DetachedDirector
- 2020BreedersDirector
- 2018Click & CollectDirector
- 2017BackDirector
- 2017Urban MythsDirector
- 2016Nigel Farage Gets His Life BackDirector
- 2015Man UpDirector
- 2015SunTrapDirector
- 2013London IrishDirector
- 2012Bad SugarDirector
- 2012BBC Comedy FeedsExecutive Producer
- 2012Them From That ThingDirector
- 2011The Inbetweeners MovieDirector
- 2008The InbetweenersDirector
- 2007Comedy ShowcaseDirector
- 2005A Bear's TailDirector
- 2002Bo' Selecta!Director
- 1997The InformantJudge's Driver
- —Number 10Director
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