Ben Elton

Blackadder 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 Great War.

Dir. Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson, Ben Elton · With Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Hugh Laurie

What was a cunning plan from Lord Edmund Blackadder V to fake a time machine on his gullibly incompetent friends, turns out to be the real thing and hurls him and his imbecile underling, Baldrick, through the course of human history.

Dir. Paul Weiland · With Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Stephen Fry

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).

Dir. Ben Elton, Alexei Sayle, Rik Mayall, Lise Mayer · With Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer

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.

Dir. Ben Elton · With Rowan Atkinson, Serena Evans, David Haig

London, June 29th, 1613. The Globe Theater, ran by the famous playwright William Shakespeare, accidentally burns to ashes. Seriously affected, he stops writing and returns to his hometown, where his wife Anne and daughters Judith and Susanna get surprised to hear he intends to stay there definitively, after two decades working in the capital, neglecting his sincere affections for them.

Dir. Kenneth Branagh · With Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen

Sam and Lucie Bell are a married couple who seem to have it all: good looks, successful careers, matching motorbikes, and an enthusiastic love life. The only thing they lack is the one thing they want more—a baby.

Dir. Ben Elton · With Hugh Laurie, Joely Richardson, Adrian Lester