Writing
Graham Linehan
Born May 22, 1968 · Dublin, Ireland (age 58)
Graham Linehan (born 1968) is an Irish comedy writer and anti-transgender activist. He created or co-created the sitcoms Father Ted (1995–1998), Black Books (2000–2004), and The IT Crowd (2006–2013). He has written for shows including Count Arthur Strong, Brass Eye and The Fast Show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Graham Linehan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on…
Known For
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit · 2005Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
★ 7.12005
MovieAdventureAnimation
Cheese-loving eccentric Wallace and his cunning canine pal Gromit run a business ridding the town of garden pests. Using only humane methods, which turns their home into a halfway house for evicted vermin, the pair stumble upon a mystery involving a voracious vegetarian monster that threatens to ruin the annual veggie-growing contest.
Hello, Friend · 2003Hello, Friend
★ 6.82003
MovieScience FictionComedy
A man working home slowly discovers that a computer enhancement Is controlling him and all his loved ones.
The Matchmaker · 1997The Matchmaker
★ 6.11997
MovieComedyRomance
Marcy, a worker in the reelection campaign of bumbling Senator John McGlory, is sent to Ireland on a quest to find the Irish ancestry of Sen. McGlory, to help him win the Irish vote. But when Marcy arrives in the small village of Ballinagra, she finds herself in the middle of a matchmaking festival, and the local matchmaker is determined to pair her off with one of the local bachelors.
Tapping the Wire · 2007Tapping the Wire
★ 7.82007
MovieDocumentary
Long-time Wire fan Charlie Brooker takes a journey to the mean streets of Baltimore to meet the cast and crew of the series, and undertakes a mission to explain what makes The Wire the best cop show ever made.
Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe · 2009Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe
★ 7.52009
MovieDocumentary
Charlie Brooker sets his caustic sights on video games. Expect acerbic comment as he looks at the various genres, how they have changed since their early conception and how the media represents games and gamers. Features interviews with Dara O Briain, sitcom scribe Graham Linehan and Rab and Ryan from Consolevania.
Kids Can Say No · 1985Kids Can Say No
★ 4.01985
Movie
Kids Can Say No! is a 1985 British short educational film produced and directed by Jessica Skippon and written by Anita Bennett. It is intended to teach children between ages five and eight how to avoid situations where they might be sexually abused, how to escape such situations, and how to get help if they are abused. In the film, the pedophile Australian celebrity Rolf Harris is in a park with a group of four children and tells them about proper and improper physical intimacy, which he calls "yes" and "no" feelings. The film has four role-playing scenes in which children encounter paedophiles, with Harris and the children discussing each scene.
The Lost Boys: Searching for Manhood · 2024The Lost Boys: Searching for Manhood
2024
MovieDocumentary
A documentary in which 5 men describe their experiences with gender dysphoria as they wrestled with feelings of inadequacy as men, and their ultimate pursuit to find peace in their natural bodies.
AD/BC: A Rock Opera · 2004AD/BC: A Rock Opera
★ 6.32004
MovieComedyMusic
An all-singing, all-dancing, star-spangled musical leap around the biblical story of the Nativity, set in 1972. With a comic twist, this familiar story is brought to life through the eyes of the innkeeper. Despairing after a bad year, he contemplates suicide but his attempt is stalled by a voice from above who points out that King Herod is coming to town.
Movies
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit · 2005Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
★ 7.12005
MovieAdventureAnimation
Cheese-loving eccentric Wallace and his cunning canine pal Gromit run a business ridding the town of garden pests. Using only humane methods, which turns their home into a halfway house for evicted vermin, the pair stumble upon a mystery involving a voracious vegetarian monster that threatens to ruin the annual veggie-growing contest.
Hello, Friend · 2003Hello, Friend
★ 6.82003
MovieScience FictionComedy
A man working home slowly discovers that a computer enhancement Is controlling him and all his loved ones.
The Matchmaker · 1997The Matchmaker
★ 6.11997
MovieComedyRomance
Marcy, a worker in the reelection campaign of bumbling Senator John McGlory, is sent to Ireland on a quest to find the Irish ancestry of Sen. McGlory, to help him win the Irish vote. But when Marcy arrives in the small village of Ballinagra, she finds herself in the middle of a matchmaking festival, and the local matchmaker is determined to pair her off with one of the local bachelors.
Tapping the Wire · 2007Tapping the Wire
★ 7.82007
MovieDocumentary
Long-time Wire fan Charlie Brooker takes a journey to the mean streets of Baltimore to meet the cast and crew of the series, and undertakes a mission to explain what makes The Wire the best cop show ever made.
Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe · 2009Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe
★ 7.52009
MovieDocumentary
Charlie Brooker sets his caustic sights on video games. Expect acerbic comment as he looks at the various genres, how they have changed since their early conception and how the media represents games and gamers. Features interviews with Dara O Briain, sitcom scribe Graham Linehan and Rab and Ryan from Consolevania.
Kids Can Say No · 1985Kids Can Say No
★ 4.01985
Movie
Kids Can Say No! is a 1985 British short educational film produced and directed by Jessica Skippon and written by Anita Bennett. It is intended to teach children between ages five and eight how to avoid situations where they might be sexually abused, how to escape such situations, and how to get help if they are abused. In the film, the pedophile Australian celebrity Rolf Harris is in a park with a group of four children and tells them about proper and improper physical intimacy, which he calls "yes" and "no" feelings. The film has four role-playing scenes in which children encounter paedophiles, with Harris and the children discussing each scene.
The Lost Boys: Searching for Manhood · 2024The Lost Boys: Searching for Manhood
2024
MovieDocumentary
A documentary in which 5 men describe their experiences with gender dysphoria as they wrestled with feelings of inadequacy as men, and their ultimate pursuit to find peace in their natural bodies.
AD/BC: A Rock Opera · 2004AD/BC: A Rock Opera
★ 6.32004
MovieComedyMusic
An all-singing, all-dancing, star-spangled musical leap around the biblical story of the Nativity, set in 1972. With a comic twist, this familiar story is brought to life through the eyes of the innkeeper. Despairing after a bad year, he contemplates suicide but his attempt is stalled by a voice from above who points out that King Herod is coming to town.
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves · 2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
★ 5.72016
MovieComedyDocumentary
Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a trip through the comedy archive in the company of the people who made some of the very best British sitcoms. From The Likely Lads to I'm Alan Partridge, we find out the inspiration behind some of the most-loved characters and how they reflect the times they were living in.
The IT Crowd Manual · 2014The IT Crowd Manual
★ 8.22014
MovieComedyDocumentary
This behind-the-scenes documentary features interviews with the creators and cast of the cult comedy "The IT Crowd", plus chats with celebrity fans.
How Videogames Changed the World · 2013How Videogames Changed the World
★ 6.82013
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
From Pong to Grand Theft Auto, Charlie Brooker delves into the history of videogames and pulls out a selection of its most significant titles. From Atari to Angry Birds, How Videogames Changed the World explores how interactive entertainment evolved from a penny arcade diversion into a medium that some believe is art, and shows how it is changing the way we work, communicate and, of course, play. Joined by Jonathan Ross, Dara O'Briain and gaming legends like Will Wright and John Romero, Brooker looks at how videogames have become the most progressive art form of the last 40 years. This humorous and insightful tour will surprise and entertain the uninitiated and dedicated gamers alike.
Never Mind the Horrocks · 1996Never Mind the Horrocks
★ 7.51996
MovieComedyTV Movie
Jane Horrocks showcases her wide-ranging talents as a mimic and comedy performer.
Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show · 1999Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show
1999
MovieDocumentaryComedy
A look at how the Fast Show developed into one of TV's most successful series, with contributions from the creators, writers, cast and some famous fans.
TV Shows
QI · 2003QI
★ 7.92003
SeriesComedy
Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.
Have I Got News for You · 1990Have I Got News for You
★ 7.21990
SeriesComedy
Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.
The IT Crowd · 2006The IT Crowd
★ 8.22006
SeriesComedy
The comedic misadventures of Roy, Moss, and their grifting supervisor Jen, a 'motley crew' of IT support workers at a large corporation headed by a hotheaded yuppie.
Have I Got a Bit More News for YouHave I Got a Bit More News for You
★ 7.1
SeriesComedy
Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.
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.
Father Ted · 1995Father Ted
★ 8.21995
SeriesComedy
A crazy comedy about three rather strange parish priests exiled to Craggy Island, a remote island off the Irish west coast.
Brass Eye · 1997Brass Eye
★ 7.61997
SeriesComedy
Investigative reporter Chris Morris puts modern Britain under the spotlight, and smacks the issues of the day till they bleed. He tackles weighty issues including animals, drugs, sex and skewered celebrities and politicians alike - and in a later episode in 2001, paedophiles.
The Fast Show · 1994The Fast Show
★ 7.81994
SeriesComedy
The Fast Show is a multi BAFTA award winning sketch comedy show written and produced by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson.
Motherland · 2017Motherland
★ 7.12017
SeriesComedy
Sitcom about navigating the trials and traumas of middle-class motherhood, looking at the competitive and unromantic side of parenting.
I'm Alan Partridge · 1997I'm Alan Partridge
★ 7.41997
SeriesComedy
The fortunes of a former chat show host who is reduced to a lowly slot on Radio Norwich. Alan Partridge is divorced, living in a travel tavern, and desperate for a return to television.
Harry Enfield and Chums · 1994Harry Enfield and Chums
★ 7.21994
SeriesComedy
Harry Enfield, Kathy Burke, Paul Whitehouse and others take on an array of oddball characters and old-time favorites in this sketch comedy show.
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?
The Day Today · 1994The Day Today
★ 8.21994
SeriesComedy
A spoof of the British news - including ridiculous stories, patronising vox pops, offensively hard-hitting research and a sports presenter clearly struggling for metaphors. Adapted from Radio 4 series 'On The Hour'.
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace · 2004Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
★ 8.02004
SeriesComedyMystery
When the Hellmouth opens beneath Darkplace Hospital in downtown Romford, kiddy doctor, Vietnam veteran and ex-warlock Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. is the only man who can close it. Joined by best buddy Dr. Lucien Sanchez, fiery hospital boss Thornton Reed, and woman Liz Asher, Dagless must fight the forces of Darkness while dealing with the burden of day-to-day admin. From the chilling pen of best-selling horror writer Garth Marenghi comes this lost masterpiece of televisual terror. Dare you enter Garth's Darkplace?
Hippies · 1999Hippies
★ 7.41999
SeriesComedy
Hippies is a 1999 BBC Two comedy miniseries created by Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews, and written by Mathews. The six-episode series stars Simon Pegg, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Sally Phillips, and Darren Boyd as four wannabe hippies in 1969 swinging London, who run a counterculture magazine and strive to be as trendy as society will allow... even if they fail at every turn.
Big Train · 1998Big Train
★ 7.21998
SeriesComedy
Twisted and original sketch show from the minds of Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews, starring Simon Pegg, Kevin Eldon and Mark Heap.
Jam · 2000Jam
★ 8.12000
SeriesComedy
Adapted from Blue Jam, a late night radio show, Jam consists of six shows featuring dark humour and unsettling sketches unfolding over an ambient soundtrack. From the mind of Chris Morris.
Count Arthur Strong · 2013Count Arthur Strong
★ 6.92013
SeriesComedy
Count Arthur Strong is a faded star from the golden days of variety, prone to delusions of grandeur, selective memory loss and the blurting out of malapropisms. He was never as famous as he thinks he was... or still thinks he is. Believing that another great entertainment triumph is only a phone call away, Arthur spends his day making the most of any opportunity that comes along - gaining a free lunch or selling a dodgy foot-spa he doesn't want - creating chaos and confusion wherever he goes, blissfully unaware that he has done so.
Coogan's Run · 1995Coogan's Run
★ 6.41995
SeriesComedy
Coogan's Run is a 1995 British anthology comedy programme created by and starring Steve Coogan as a series of odd characters residing in the fictional town of Ottle. The series consists of six self-contained stories, although Coogan's characters from the other episodes make occasional cameo appearances.
The Walshes · 2014The Walshes
★ 8.32014
SeriesComedy
The show follows the Walshes, a tight-knit family living in the fictional West Dublin suburb of Strollinstown.