Ben Palmer

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.

Directed

1. Man Up (2015) — Director
2. The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) — Director
3. The Inbetweeners (2008) — Director
4. Breeders (2020) — Director
5. The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (2024) — Director
6. Douglas Is Cancelled (2024) — Director
7. Back (2017) — Director
8. Click & Collect (2018) — Director
9. Urban Myths (2017) — Director
10. Bo' Selecta! (2002) — Director
11. London Irish (2013) — Director
12. Semi-Detached (2020) — Director
13. SunTrap (2015) — Director
14. Waiting for the Out (2026) — Director
15. A Bear's Tail (2005) — Director
16. Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back (2016) — Director
17. Bad Sugar (2012) — Director
18. Comedy Showcase (2007) — Director
19. Them From That Thing (2012) — Director
20. A Bear's Christmas Tail (2004) — Director
21. Ho Ho Ho Selecta! (2003) — Director
22. BBC Comedy Feeds (2012) — Director
23. Number 10 — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Informant (1997) — Judge's Driver