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Ben Elton - what members say

Much Ado About Nothing review by Bowleskov from Reading

Brilliant simply brilliant 13 July 2010
...t right from the off, although to my mind the partnership of Michael Keaton and Ben Elton steal the show and provide the most memorable scenes. ... Read customer review

Blackadder - Series 3 review by HD from WEST BROMWICH

13 May 2004
... wealth of talent including Helen Atkinson Wood, Robbie Coltrane, Chris Barrie, Ben Elton, Stephen Fry etc. The casting is great and the script is just pure perfection.... Read customer review

Maybe Baby review by from Coventry

Dissatisfied 25 October 2006
...missed out some of the funniest bits and replaced them with cheap gags. I adore Ben Elton's work but this is the first time i feel let down. If you loved the book i can ... Read customer review

Ben Elton - filmography

Maybe Baby on DVD (2000)
Starring: Hugh Laurie, Dawn French, Joely Richardson
Director: Ben Elton
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Novelist-playwright-comedian-screenwriter-television writer Ben Elton (THE YOUNG ONES, BLACKADDER) tries his busy hand at directing with MAYBE BABY, a short, sweet romantic comedy about a couple very much in love but having difficulty conceiving a child. Hugh Laurie (Sam) and Joely Richardson (Lucy)..read more »

57% from 3,186 members

Stark - The Complete Series on DVD (1993)
Starring: Ben Elton, Colin Friels, Deborra-Lee Furness
Director: Nadia Tass
Certificate:
An eco-comedy-thriller from the writer of Blackadder and The Young Ones. Stark is the richest and most secret society on earth. So why is it desperate to buy a worthless piece of Aboriginal land in the Australian outback? It already owns most of the earth and besides, Total Toxic Overload is ..read more »

64% from 101 members

Much Ado About Nothing on DVD (1993)
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Richard Briers, Michael Keaton
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Certificate:
When gallant Don Pedro (Denzel Washington), his nefarious brother Don John (Keanu Reeves), and close confidantes Claudio (Robert Sean Leonard) and Benedick (Kenneth Branagh) ride thunderously into the Sicilian village of Messina, romance, gaiety, and suspicion abound. The men have returned safely ..read more »

70% from 7,809 members

Blackadder - Series 3 on DVD (1987)
Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry
Director: Mandie Fletcher
Certificate:
This third series presents more dim-witted antics from the annals of the Blackadder family. Previously aristocratic, Edmund Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson) now finds himself in the midst of the Industrial Revolution as a butler and gentlemen's gentleman to the pea-brained Prince Regent (Hugh Laurie). ..read more »

80% from 24,932 members

Alfresco - The Complete Series (1983)
Starring: Robbie Coltrane, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie
Director: Stuart Orme
Certificate:
A stellar cast and outstanding acting for this tongue in cheek comedy. Featuring then blossoming stars like Emma Thompson, Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry, ALFRESCO was aired in 1983 but didn't make it to a second season. This two disc collection gives you the opportunity to relive the sketches that ..read more »

42% from 14 members
Not available for rental

The Young Ones - Series 1 on DVD (1982)
Starring: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer
Director: Geoffrey Posner
Certificate:
This beloved British comedy series presents an irreverent look at youth that gained a huge cult following, both in England and abroad. Rik Mayall's inspired comic invention benefits from surreal, unusual writing and hilarious, spontaneous perfomances. This collection contains all six episodes of ..read more »

72% from 9,165 members

Saturday Live - Fry And Laurie, Harry En...
Starring: Ben Elton, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie
Certificate:
Created by leading comedy producer Paul Jackson and based on the format of American show Saturday Night Live, Saturday Live has justifiably been described as ‘the comedy revolution televised’. Screened by Channel 4 between 1985 and 1987 and becoming Friday Night Live in 1988, the show presented the ..read more »

56% from 5 members
Not available for rental

Ben Elton - Definitive Live Collection (4 discs) on DVD
Starring: Ben Elton
Certificate:
Collection of Ben Elton's stand-up performances. Includes LIVE 97, GET A GRIP, VERY BEST OF LIVE, and VERY LIVE.

68% from 206 members

The Best Of Friday Night Live
Starring: Ben Elton, Harry Enfield, Moray Hunter
Certificate:
Furthering the success of the first two series of Saturday Live, a change of night led to a change of name but the programme continued to feature the same uproarious stand-up comedy for which it had rightly become famous. Hosted throughout by Ben Elton, Friday Night Live featured Harry Enfield as ..read more »

58% from 11 members
Not available for rental

Ben Elton facts

5 most recent films

Maybe Baby - 3.0 stars
Stark - The Complete Series - 3.0 stars
Much Ado About Nothing - 3.5 stars
Blackadder - Series 3 - 4.0 stars
Alfresco - The Complete Series - 2.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Blackadder - Series 3 - 4.0 stars
The Young Ones - Series 1 - 3.5 stars
Much Ado About Nothing - 3.5 stars
Ben Elton - Definitive Live Collection - 3.5 stars
Stark - The Complete Series - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Alfresco - The Complete Series - 2.0 stars
Saturday Live - Fry And Laurie, Harry Enfield And Ben Elton - 3.0 stars
The Best Of Friday Night Live - 3.0 stars
Maybe Baby - 3.0 stars
Stark - The Complete Series - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Hugh Laurie - 6 times - show films
Robbie Coltrane - 4 times - show films
Emma Thompson - 4 times - show films
Rowan Atkinson - 3 times - show films
Stephen Fry - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 7 times - show films
Geoffrey Posner - 1 times - show films
Nadia Tass - 1 times - show films
Stuart Orme - 1 times - show films
Kenneth Branagh - 1 times - show films