DistributorDistributionFilm

BBC Four

London, United Kingdom(approximate location)

Contact & details

TypeDistributor · Distribution · Film
Websitebbc.co.uk
Statusactive2025 credit i

How their work is rated

Average rating
7.5IMDb
4.0directory 6.28.0

14 rated titles, weighted by votes

Awards
BAFTAs0of6nominations0%

2 wins from 13 nominations across all awards

Mostly
documentary, music, biography
Active
1991–2024
Best known for
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

Ratings and awards from OMDb, matched by title and year across 73 of 125 titles. Unmatched titles are left out rather than guessed. Oscars, Emmys and BAFTAs are itemised; other awards sit in the totals. IMDb counts wins separately from losing nominations, so nominations here is wins plus losses.

Their television work

Series
2745 seasons

1991–2025

Television rating
8.6IMDb

Their films average 8.4, so the television rates 0.2 higher.

Networks
  • BBC Four12
  • Prime Video1
  • Tencent Video1
  • Channel 41
  • BBC Two1
  • SVT11

Across 17 series matched to TMDB, 1,008 episodes. 6 still returning or in production.

Longest runningStoryville · 30 seasons

Series identified from OMDb, falling back to the credit type where OMDb had no match. Season counts are each show’s full run, not only the seasons this company was credited on.

Credits24 of 216

99 films · 26 TV titles

Titles per year122 titles · busiest 2018 with 14

122 titles across 29 years, averaging 4.2 a year. The last five years average 1.6 a year, below their long-run rate. 3 of those 29 years carry no credit on file.

Quality over time15 rated titles · bigger dots carry more votes
579their average 7.5200020102020

Their 2010s work is their strongest, averaging 8.6 across 9 titles. The 9 titles since 2010 average 8.6, holding at their 8.5 overall. 1 of 15 rated titles sit above their 8.5 average, which is weighted by votes: the most seen titles pull it up.

Who they work with

Directors
  • Chris Rodley4
  • Catherine Gale3
  • Benjamin Whalley3
  • Mark Gatiss2
  • Dan Hillman2
Writers
  • Mark Gatiss2
Notable cast
  • Jonathan Meades3
  • Jim Al-Khalili3
  • Hannah Fry2
  • Trevor Nelson2
  • Saul David2
Genres
  • Documentary56 of 73
  • Music17 of 73
  • Biography7 of 73
  • History4 of 73
  • Comedy3 of 73

Names appearing on two or more of BBC Four’s produced titles, across the 73 matched to OMDb. Cast is the top-billed few OMDb lists per title, so it is notable cast rather than a full cast list. A title can carry more than one genre, so the genre counts overlap.

Works with11 companies

Companies that appear alongside BBC Four on the same productions. The number is how many titles they share.

Same website and phone

These listings share this company’s domain and switchboard. Usually a group operating under several names, or a company that was renamed.

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