Ed Bye

Career Overview

Ed Bye has 48 screen credits in a career dating back to 1982. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Draper's Tours Collection with 4 titles. Signature works include Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups, Dial M for Middlesbrough, Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

48

Birth Place

London, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups
• 

  Dial M for Middlesbrough
• 

  Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes
• 

  Fat Slags
• 

  Kevin & Perry Go Large
• 

  Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• Draper's Tours Collection (4 titles)
• The Big Bottom Box (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Don Warrington (2 collaborations)
• Johnny Vegas (2 collaborations)
• Sian Gibson (2 collaborations)
• Jason Cook (2 collaborations)
• Hugh Dennis (2 collaborations)
• Chris Barrie (1 collaborations)
• Craig Charles (1 collaborations)
• Danny John-Jules (1 collaborations)
• Robert Llewellyn (1 collaborations)
• Hattie Hayridge (1 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (31 credits)

  • Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery

    director

    directing
    2024
  • Dawn French Is a Huge Twat

    director

    directing
    2023
  • Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery

    director

    directing
    2023
  • Dial M for Middlesbrough

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Death on the Tyne

    director

    directing
    2018
  • 300 Years of French & Saunders

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Ruby Wax - Sane New World

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes

    director

    directing
    2016
  • An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse

    director

    directing
    2015
  • Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s

    director

    directing
    2014
  • A Conversation With JK Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Round Ireland with a Fridge

    director

    directing
    2010
  • French & Saunders: Still Alive

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Not Going Out

    - The Out-takes (2014) ... director directing
    2006
  • Fat Slags

    director

    directing
    2004
  • Red Dwarf A–Z

    director

    directing
    2003
  • French & Saunders - Live

    director

    directing
    2000
  • Kevin & Perry Go Large

    director

    directing
    2000
  • The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso'

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Can't Smeg Won't Smeg

    director

    directing
    1998
  • Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island

    director

    directing
    1997
  • Eddie Izzard: Definite Article

    director

    directing
    1996
  • Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs

    director

    directing
    1995
  • Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups

    director

    directing
    1994
  • Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special

    director

    directing
    1992
  • Bottom

    - Bottom's Out (1995) ... director directing

    - Holy (1992) ... director directing

    - Parade (1992) ... director directing

    - Burglary (1992) ... director directing

    - Culture (1992) ... director directing
    1991
  • Red Dwarf

    - Only the Good... (1999) ... director directing

    - Pete (2) (1999) ... director directing

    - Pete (1) (1999) ... director directing

    - Krytie TV (1999) ... director directing

    - Cassandra (1999) ... director directing
    1988
  • Filthy Rich & Catflap

    director

    directing
    1987
  • French & Saunders

    - After Show Party (2004) ... director directing

    - Offers (2004) ... director directing

    - Three-Letter Words (2004) ... director directing

    - Back at the BBC (2004) ... director directing
    1987
  • The Young Ones

    - Summer Holiday (1984) ... director directing
    1982

• actors (8 credits)

  • Bottom: Exposed

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Red Dwarf: The Beginning - Series I

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Red Dwarf: It's Cold Outside - Series II

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The Making of 'The Young Ones'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IV

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003

• crew (3 credits)

  • Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII

    thanks

    crew
    2005
  • Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IV

    thanks

    crew
    2004
  • Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III

    thanks

    crew
    2003

• production (6 credits)

  • Red Dwarf A–Z

    producer

    production
    2003
  • Can't Smeg Won't Smeg

    producer

    production
    1998
  • Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs

    producer

    production
    1995
  • Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups

    producer

    production
    1994
  • Bottom

    - Digger (1992) ... producer production

    - Accident (1991) ... producer production

    - Bottom's Up (1991) ... producer production

    - Apocalypse (1991) ... producer production

    - Contest (1991) ... producer production
    1991
  • Red Dwarf

    - Only the Good... (1999) ... producer production

    - Pete (2) (1999) ... producer production

    - Pete (1) (1999) ... producer production

    - Krytie TV (1999) ... producer production

    - Cassandra (1999) ... producer production
    1988