Acting
Paul Putner
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Paul Putner (born March 1966) is an English comedian and actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Putner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Shaun of the Dead · 2004Shaun of the Dead
★ 7.52004
MovieHorrorComedy
Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.

NEW
De Gaulle: Liberté · 2026De Gaulle: Liberté
★ 7.82026
MovieHistoryDrama
Part two of a two-part biopic following French army officer Charles De Gaulle's life and political commitment between 1940 and 1945, and trace his development towards a political career.
A United Kingdom · 2016A United Kingdom
★ 6.72016
MovieDramaHistory
The inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments. Seretse and Ruth defied family, Apartheid and empire - their love triumphed over every obstacle flung in their path and in so doing they transformed their nation and inspired the world.
Paris Je T'aime · 2006Paris Je T'aime
★ 6.82006
MovieDramaRomance
Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to choose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.
Spaced: Skip to the End · 2004Spaced: Skip to the End
★ 6.32004
MovieDocumentary
A feature documentary about the making of and influence of the British television series Spaced. It also features an epilogue to the series.
Fat Slags · 2004Fat Slags
★ 3.42004
MovieComedy
Leaving their hometown of Fulchester in the North of England, Sandra and Tracey head for the bright lights of London, shagging and boozing their way to fame and fortune.
Scala!!! · 2024Scala!!!
★ 7.82024
MovieDocumentary
This feature-length big screen documentary tells the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll repertory cinema which inspired a generation during Britain's turbulent Thatcher years.
Stand Up · 2008Stand Up
★ 6.72008
MovieAnimation
A button-pushing comedian performs before an increasingly agitated crowd—until his body rebels against him and reveals the dark truth behind his one-liners.
Movies
Shaun of the Dead · 2004Shaun of the Dead
★ 7.52004
MovieHorrorComedy
Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.

NEW
De Gaulle: Liberté · 2026De Gaulle: Liberté
★ 7.82026
MovieHistoryDrama
Part two of a two-part biopic following French army officer Charles De Gaulle's life and political commitment between 1940 and 1945, and trace his development towards a political career.
A United Kingdom · 2016A United Kingdom
★ 6.72016
MovieDramaHistory
The inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments. Seretse and Ruth defied family, Apartheid and empire - their love triumphed over every obstacle flung in their path and in so doing they transformed their nation and inspired the world.
Paris Je T'aime · 2006Paris Je T'aime
★ 6.82006
MovieDramaRomance
Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to choose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.
Spaced: Skip to the End · 2004Spaced: Skip to the End
★ 6.32004
MovieDocumentary
A feature documentary about the making of and influence of the British television series Spaced. It also features an epilogue to the series.
Fat Slags · 2004Fat Slags
★ 3.42004
MovieComedy
Leaving their hometown of Fulchester in the North of England, Sandra and Tracey head for the bright lights of London, shagging and boozing their way to fame and fortune.
Scala!!! · 2024Scala!!!
★ 7.82024
MovieDocumentary
This feature-length big screen documentary tells the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll repertory cinema which inspired a generation during Britain's turbulent Thatcher years.
Stand Up · 2008Stand Up
★ 6.72008
MovieAnimation
A button-pushing comedian performs before an increasingly agitated crowd—until his body rebels against him and reveals the dark truth behind his one-liners.
You Are Here · 1998You Are Here
★ 8.01998
MovieComedy
One-off late '90s comedy special from a cast full of up and coming comic actors and comedians.
Tour Eiffel · 2006Tour Eiffel
★ 6.32006
MovieDrama
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold · 2009St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
★ 5.62009
MovieComedyAdventure
After a wealthy philanthropist expresses an unusual interest in a ring found by her niece Annabelle, Miss Fritton explains that she's descended from a pirate who, in 1598, stole treasure from another: the philanthropist's ancestor. This discovery sends the racuous girls of St. Trinians on the hunt for buried treasure.
The Web of Caves · 1999The Web of Caves
★ 7.01999
MovieComedyScience Fiction
Doctor Who spoof by Mark Gatiss and David Walliams.
The Road to Brexit · 2019The Road to Brexit
★ 7.32019
MovieComedyTV Movie
Cult favourite Matt Berry offers his unique take on Brexit, in this one-off comedy special to mark the passing of the Article 50 deadline. Reuniting with collaborator Arthur Matthews for the first time since Toast Of London, Berry plays rogue historian Michael Squeamish, who’s on a mission to discover the origins of Brexit and offer some interesting opinions on Britain’s current plight along the way. Through creative use of archive footage and filmed interviews, The Road To Brexit unashamedly plays fast and loose with the facts to create a joyously surreal whistle stop tour of Britain’s relationship with Europe, from the 1950s right up to Brexit.
RPM · 1998RPM
★ 3.31998
MovieActionThriller
A professional car thief pulls off the heist of a lifetime when he steals a prototype supercar.
Wall of Silence · 2004Wall of Silence
★ 8.32004
MovieTV MovieCrime
The tale of a gang killing near a south-east London council estate.
King Rocker · 2020King Rocker
★ 7.32020
MovieDocumentaryMusic
How does a working class autodidact, with no visible means of support, maintain his role as the leader of a cult British underground band into its fifth decade? Comedian and writer Stewart Lee, director Michael Cumming and James Nicholls investigate the mysterious existence of Robert Lloyd, Britain’s ultimate post-punk survivor. Robert Lloyd’s Prefects played with The Clash on the White Riot tour in 1977, and their ongoing incarnation, as Birmingham’s Captain Beefheart suffused post-punk poets The Nightingales, recorded more John Peel sessions than any other band. Ever. But what were the social, cultural and economic circumstances that enabled and sustained such outsider artists in the punk and post-punk eras, and how has the world changed to the point where such figures are unlikely to flourish in the same way today? Lloyd’s own odyssey echoes how abstract notions of social mobility, of the value of culture and music, have changed in the last five decades.
Rock & Chips · 2010Rock & Chips
★ 6.22010
MovieTV MovieComedy
Prequel to Only Fools and Horses, set in the 1960s. Joan Trotter is in an unhappy marriage with the work-shy Reg, with whom she has a teenage son, Derek ('Del Boy'). However, the reappearance in Peckham of bank robber, 'art connoisseur' and womaniser Freddie Robdal, recently released after a ten year prison sentence, would bring about changes in her life.
The Pitch of Fear · 1999The Pitch of Fear
★ 8.01999
MovieComedyTV Movie
Doctor Who spoof by Mark Gatiss and David Walliams.
Little Britain Down Under · 2007Little Britain Down Under
★ 4.02007
MovieDocumentary
Matt Lucas and David Walliams let the cameras accompany them as they take their successful Little Britain Live tour to Australia. There they encounter Barry Humphries, Kath & Kim, and a Little Britain tribute act.tt1169149
CheapShow 300: Live · 2022CheapShow 300: Live
2022
MovieComedy
To celebrate 300 episodes of the CheapShow podcast, Paul and Eli put on their biggest live show to date - a two hour epic full of special guests including Paul Rose (Mr Biffo), Sanja Rose, Stuart Ashen, Ethan Lawrence, Octavious King, Sooz Kempner, Paul Putner, Brian Wecht and Pat Sharp! Filmed at The Harrow Arts Centre on Saturday 13th of August, 2022.
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream? · 2003Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
★ 5.02003
MovieComedy
Johnny Vegas has crawled his way to the top of the showbiz ladder. Fame, wealth and awards are his but there's a problem...he's lost his edge. He's no longer funny and the fans have begun to take notice... The solution? Return Vegas to his stand-up roots - The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. How? Kidnap Johnny and surround him with a mad lifestyle manager, a meglomaniac sponsor and his obsessive comic flatmate who should've been sectioned years ago. Then just sit back, watch his world fall apart and hope his new found misery means he can reclaim his place amongst stand-up comedy's finest with hilarious results! Succeed or fail, one question must be answered...Who's Ready For Ice Cream?
TV Shows
Midsomer Murders · 1997Midsomer Murders
★ 7.51997
SeriesCrimeDrama
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
Call the Midwife · 2012Call the Midwife
★ 7.52012
SeriesDrama
Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
Foyle's War · 2002Foyle's War
★ 7.92002
SeriesMysteryDrama
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war.
The Bill · 1984The Bill
★ 6.81984
SeriesCrimeDrama
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.
Miss Scarlet · 2020Miss Scarlet
★ 7.32020
SeriesDramaMystery
When Eliza Scarlet's father dies, he leaves her penniless, but she resolves to continue his detective agency. To operate in a male-dominated world, though, she needs a partner... step forward a detective known as the Duke. Eliza and The Duke strike up a mismatched, fiery relationship as they team up to solve crime in the murkiest depths of 1880’s London.
The Borgias · 2011The Borgias
★ 7.62011
SeriesDramaCrime
Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth for himself and his family.
Black Books · 2000Black Books
★ 8.12000
SeriesComedy
Black Books centres around the foul tempered and wildly eccentric bookshop owner Bernard Black. Bernard’s devotion to the twin pleasures of drunkenness and wilful antagonism deepens and enriches both his life and that of Manny, his assistant. Bearded, sweet and good, Manny is everything that Bernard isn’t and is punished by Bernard relentlessly just for the crime of existing. They depend on each other for meaning as Fran, their oldest friend, depends on them for distraction.
Black Books is a haven of books, wine and conversation, the only threat to the group’s peace and prosperity is their own limitless stupidity.
Little Britain · 2003Little Britain
★ 7.12003
SeriesComedy
A zany comedy show with Matt Lucas and David Walliams, featuring characters from all over Little Britain.
Murder Most Horrid · 1991Murder Most Horrid
★ 6.91991
SeriesMysteryCrime
Comedienne Dawn French tackles dark, tongue-in-cheek thrillers as her various characters embark on a different mystery every episode. In one way or another, she is involved with murder — either committing the crime or even getting bumped off herself!
Urban Myths · 2017Urban Myths
★ 7.42017
SeriesComedyDrama
Our Urban Myths are stories that have been passed down over time and have now become part of urban folklore. But are they true? We take a slightly tongue in cheek, mischievous – and deliberately ambiguous – look at what might have happened...
Spaced · 1999Spaced
★ 7.91999
SeriesComedy
Spaced: the anti-Friends, in that it examines the lives of common 20 somethings, but in a way that is more down to earth and realistic. Here we have Daisy and Tim; two 'young' adults with big dreams just trying to get by in this crazy world. They are thrown together in a common pursuit of tenancy, which they find by posing as a couple. The house has a landlady and an oddball artist living there. The series explores the ins and outs of London living.
Frayed · 2019Frayed
★ 7.02019
SeriesComedyDrama
Fabulously wealthy London housewife Sammy, is forced to return to the town in Australia she grew up in. But in coming home, Sammy must revisit her past and the events that led her to flee as a teenager years ago.
Look Around You · 2002Look Around You
★ 8.02002
SeriesComedy
LOOK AROUND YOU. Look around you. Just look around you. What do you see? A tree. A weather-vane. A discarded lollipop-wrapper. A traffic shop. All of these things, and any other things you may care to mention, have one thing in common. Can you work out what it is?
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle · 2009Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
★ 8.02009
SeriesComedy
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle is a comedy series created by Stewart Lee. The BBC Two series debuted on 16 March 2009, and featured stand-up routines filmed at The Mildmay Club in Newington Green, and sketches based on a weekly theme, featuring amongst others Simon Munnery, Kevin Eldon and Paul Putner with voice-over parts recorded by Peter Serafinowicz. The series is produced by Richard Webb and directed by Tim Kirkby. The programme is executive-produced by Armando Iannucci and script-edited by Chris Morris, marking a rare reformation of their creative double-act.
Crocodile Shoes · 1994Crocodile Shoes
★ 7.31994
SeriesDrama
Crocodile Shoes is a British 7-part television series made by the BBC and screened on BBC One in 1994. The series was written by and starred Jimmy Nail as a factory worker who becomes a country and western singer. A sequel, Crocodile Shoes II followed in 1996 and the theme tune "Country Boy" was a hit for Nail too.
Harry Hill's Tea Time · 2016Harry Hill's Tea Time
2016
SeriesComedy
Mix chat, clips, cookery, celebrities and comedy - add a little chaos and you have this anarchic, spoof, tea-time cookery show hosted by Harry Hill. Each week a celebrity guest helps create bizarre recipes from Harry's imagination.
15 Storeys High · 200215 Storeys High
★ 8.02002
SeriesComedy
15 Storeys High is a critically acclaimed British sitcom, set in a tower block. The main characters are Vince Clark, a misanthropic, cynical recluse played by Sean Lock, and Errol Spears, Vince's exact opposite and whipping boy, played by Benedict Wong.
Football Fantastics · 2025Football Fantastics
2025
Series
Football Fantastics is a joyful comedy about a chaotic bunch of kids brought together by their weekend football group and the adults who go along to support them.
Rock Profile · 1999Rock Profile
★ 6.41999
SeriesComedy
Rock Profile is a British television comedy show written by and starring comedy partnership Matt Lucas and David Walliams, both later widely known for the sketch show Little Britain. Rock Profile first appeared on the channel UK Play in 1999, before moving to BBC Two in 2000. The show comprises a series of spoof interviews, involving Jamie Theakston questioning Lucas and Walliams, who play famous musicians. The interviews are often bizarre and involve broad, unflattering caricatures or just downright fictional characteristics. They are often interspersed with videos by the featured artist, including humorous captions and congratulations from other impersonated celebrities.
The first series was broadcast in 1999, comprising 13 episodes, on digital channel UK Play. The series was then picked up by BBC Two, with a second series of 13 episodes following in 2000. Series one was later shown on BBC Two. In Christmas 2000, a special 45-minute episode of the series was broadcast, entitled Rock the Blind. The episode followed Gary Barlow and Ronan Keating as they recorded a charity single. Ted Robbins appeared as Pete Waterman, and Sara Cox as herself. Following the episode, the series saw a break of two years.
Rock & Chips · 2010Rock & Chips
★ 8.22010
SeriesComedyDrama
Period comedy drama and prequel to Only Fools and Horses, following the exploits of the Trotter family in sixties Peckham.
It's Kevin · 2013It's Kevin
★ 7.22013
SeriesComedy
It's Kevin is a British television comedy show, created by and starring the actor and comedian Kevin Eldon. It was screened on BBC Two between March and April 2013.
tlc · 2002tlc
★ 6.22002
SeriesComedy
tlc is a darkly surreal farce-like sitcom created and written by Fintan Coyle, set in a fictional NHS hospital called South Middlesex where coffee is traded like drugs and pretty much everyone has a personality complex.
Dr Laurence Flynn finds himself thrown in at the deep end when he gets his first job after leaving Medical School (where he failed his finals). Always the butt of jokes by other staff (being called on to revive dead people)he has to cope not only with the patients but mad colleagues too – an ex surgeon now the hospital chaplain and a German theatre assistant with a masochistic kink.
The show never confirms what 'tlc' stands for, although it's presumed to be a sarcastic reference to the widely used abbreviation for 'tender loving care', but could equally refer to the alternative yet related abbreviation 'total lack of concern'.
Trevor's World of Sport · 2003Trevor's World of Sport
★ 7.02003
SeriesComedy
Trevor's World of Sport began as a 2003 BBC television sitcom written and directed by Andy Hamilton and starring Neil Pearson as Trevor. Only one television series was made, and Hamilton felt mistreated by the BBC over the scheduling of the show. The first episode attracted an average of 3.4 million viewers, dropping to 2.9 million for the second and third episodes. The subsequent episodes were rescheduled from Friday evenings to Monday nights, despite the Radio Times issues having already been published listing the originally scheduled transmission dates. Hamilton went public with his displeasure over the show's scheduling and vowed never to work for BBC1 again, though he has since changed his mind. A radio version was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004, with subsequent series in 2005 and 2007.
The series is set in the world of TS Sports – a sports public relations firm, run by Trevor Heslop and his partner, the lascivious Sammy Dobbs. Trevor is portrayed as an essentially decent, honest man in the corrupt money-obsessed industry of sporting celebrity, who is still deeply in love with his estranged wife Meryl. Andy Hamilton also appears in a minor role within the show, and several actors who have worked in his other comedy shows for television and radio appear. Neil Pearson was in Hamilton's Drop the Dead Donkey, as was Michael Fenton Stevens who plays TS Sports' only regular client, fading celebrity Ralph Renton.
This Morning with Richard Not Judy · 1998This Morning with Richard Not Judy
★ 7.01998
SeriesComedy
This Morning With Richard Not Judy or TMWRNJ is a BBC comedy television programme, written by and starring Lee and Herring. Two series were broadcast in 1998 and 1999 on BBC2. The name was a satirical reference to ITV's This Morning which was at the time popularly referred to as This Morning with Richard and Judy.
The show was a reworking of old material from their previous work together along with new characters. The show was hosted in a daytime chat show format in front of a live studio audience, although it featured a small proportion of pre-recorded location inserts. It was structured by the often strange obsessions of Richard Herring; examples include his rating of the milk of all creatures and attempting to popularise the acronym of the show. The show featured repetition, with regular and vigilant viewers being rewarded by jokes that would make no sense to casual viewers. The show seemed to oscillate between the intellectual and puerile. However, irony was often used, even though the citing of irony as an excuse was mocked by the show's stars in one of many self-referential jokes.