Ben Palmer

Career overview

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Source 1 (TMDB): Gender: Male. Birthday: January 1, 1977 (49 years old). Place of Birth: England. Known for: Directing. Known credits: 24.
Source 2 (Wikipedia): Born 1976. British film and television director. TV credits: Bo' Selecta! (2002–2006), The Inbetweeners (second and third series, 2009–2010), Breeders (2020).
Source 3 (IMDb): Known for: The Inbetweeners (2011), Breeders (2020), Man Up (2015).
Source 4 (TMDB Bio): Award winning British director. Made name in television with comedy programmes: Bo' Selecta, Star Stories, The Inbetweeners.
Synopsis (TMDB Bio): Directed big screen spin off of The Inbetweeners (The Inbetweeners Movie) in 2011. Directed Man Up (2015) starring Simon Pegg and Lake Bell. Directed Mitchell and Webb sitcom Back (2017). Directed several episodes of Sky Arts series Urban Myths, including the unbroadcastable episode Elizabeth, Michael and Marlon starring Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson.
Paragraph 1: Early career and TV comedy.
Ben Palmer is an award winning British film and television director born in England. He established his reputation in television through comedy programming, including Bo' Selecta, Star Stories, and The Inbetweeners. His television work includes directing the second and third series of the E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners between 2009 and 2010.
Paragraph 2: Film and later TV.
In 2011, Palmer directed the big screen spin off of The Inbetweeners, titled The Inbetweeners Movie. He followed this with the 2015 romantic comedy Man Up, which stars Simon Pegg and Lake Bell. His directing credits also include the Sky Atlantic comedy-drama Breeders in 2020.
Paragraph 3: Other works.
In 2017, Palmer directed the Mitchell and Webb sitcom Back. He has also directed several episodes of the Sky Arts series Urban Myths. This includes the episode Elizabeth, Michael and Marlon, which featured Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson.
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Ben Palmer is an award winning British film and television director born in England. He made his name in television through comedy programmes such as Bo' Selecta, Star Stories, and The Inbetweeners. His television credits include directing the second and third series of the E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners from 2009 to 2010, as well as the Sky Atlantic comedy-drama Breeders in 2020.

In 2011, Palmer directed the big screen spin off of The Inbetweeners, titled The Inbetweeners Movie. He subsequently directed the 2015 romantic comedy Man Up, starring Simon Pegg and Lake Bell. His directing work also includes the 2017 Mitchell and Webb sitcom Back.

Additionally, Palmer has directed several episodes of the Sky Arts series Urban Myths. This includes the episode Elizabeth, Michael and Marlon, which cast Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson.
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