Michael Parkinson: movies and TV shows
Michael Parkinson has 82 credits in the archive: 43 films and 39 TV series, from 1961 to 2026. Highest rated: An Audience with Billy Connolly (8.4/10).
Career timeline
1961 – 2026 · busiest year: 2002 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 91 |
| 2023 | Barry Humphries at the BBC | Self (archive material) | Film | 7.6 | 88 |
| 2022 | Ooh the Banter! | Self | Film | — | 87 |
| 2021 | Parkinson at 50 | Self | Film | 10.0 | 86 |
| 2020 | Victoria Wood In Her Own Words | Self | Film | — | 85 |
| 2019 | Busby | Self | Film | 6.2 | 84 |
| 2018 | Tommy Cooper: In His Own Words | Film | 7.0 | 83 | |
| 2017 | Matthews | Self | Film | 6.0 | 82 |
| 2016 | Attenborough at 90 | Self | Film | 8.0 | 81 |
| 2014 | The Battle for Britain's Breakfast | Self | Film | — | 79 |
| 2013 | A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee | (archive footage) | Film | — | 78 |
| 2013 | Goodbye Granadaland | Self | Film | — | 78 |
| 2012 | Ray Reardon at 80 | Film | — | 77 | |
| 2012 | Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains | Self | Film | — | 77 |
| 2012 | Parky's Picks | Film | — | 77 | |
| 2010 | BBC Swingin' Christmas | Self - Host | Film | — | 75 |
| 2009 | The Meaning of Life | Self | TV | 7.0 | 74 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self | TV | 7.2 | 72 |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh Show | Self | TV | 4.5 | 72 |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self | TV | 4.4 | 71 |
| 2006 | The Story of Light Entertainment | Self | TV | 5.0 | 71 |
| 2006 | Best Ever Muppet Moments | Self | Film | 6.0 | 71 |
| 2004 | Parkinson | Self - Presenter | TV | — | 69 |
| 2004 | Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews | Self | Film | — | 69 |
| 2003 | Love Actually | Parky | Film | 7.1 | 68 |
| 2003 | Enough Rope With Andrew Denton | Self | TV | 7.0 | 68 |
| 2003 | Thora Hird Tribute | Self (archive footage, uncredited) | Film | — | 68 |
| 2002 | Top Gear | Self | TV | 7.6 | 67 |
| 2002 | Top Gear | Self - Guest | TV | 7.6 | 67 |
| 2002 | Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute | Self | Film | 8.0 | 67 |
| 2002 | There's Only One Paul McCartney | Self | Film | 8.0 | 67 |
| 2002 | David Beckham: Close Up | Self | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 2002 | Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe | Self | Film | — | 67 |
| 2002 | Prom at the Palace | Self - Master of Ceremonies | Film | 9.0 | 67 |
| 2001 | When Boxing Ruled The World | Self | Film | — | 66 |
| 2000 | Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings | Joe Buggersthorpe | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 2000 | Victoria's Secrets | Self | Film | 9.0 | 65 |
| 2000 | Hellraisers | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 65 |
| 1999 | Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years | Film | 7.4 | 64 | |
| 1999 | Parkinson Meets Morecambe and Wise | Self - Presenter | Film | — | 64 |
| 1999 | Parkinson Meets Morecambe and Wise | Film | — | 64 | |
| 1998 | Parkinson | Self - Presenter | TV | — | 63 |
| 1996 | TFI Friday | TV | 7.1 | 61 | |
| 1995 | The Frank Skinner Show | Self | TV | 7.5 | 60 |
| 1995 | The National Television Awards | Self | TV | 1.0 | 60 |
| 1995 | Parkinson: The Interviews | Self - Presenter | TV | — | 60 |
| 1995 | In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett | Self (Archive Footage) | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1994 | Room 101 | Self | TV | 6.6 | 59 |
| 1994 | 99-1 | Young Officer | TV | — | 59 |
| 1994 | An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck | Self - Audience Member | Film | 10.0 | 59 |
| 1992 | Ghostwatch | Presenter | Film | 7.0 | 57 |
| 1992 | Granada: From the North | Self | Film | — | 57 |
| 1991 | Pebble Mill | Self | TV | 4.1 | 56 |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for You | Self | TV | 7.2 | 55 |
| 1989 | Screen One | Presenter | TV | 7.2 | 54 |
| 1988 | This Morning | Self | TV | 5.2 | 53 |
| 1987 | Parkinson One to One | Self - Host | TV | 7.5 | 52 |
| 1987 | Parkinson One to One | TV | 7.5 | 52 | |
| 1985 | Television | TV | 8.0 | 50 | |
| 1985 | An Audience with Billy Connolly | Self - Audience Member (uncredited) | Film | 8.4 | 50 |
| 1983 | TV-am | TV | 8.0 | 48 | |
| 1982 | Countdown | TV | 6.1 | 47 | |
| 1982 | There's A Lot Of It About | TV | 6.7 | 47 | |
| 1979 | Give Us a Clue | Self - Host | TV | — | 44 |
| 1979 | Give Us a Clue | Self -Host | TV | — | 44 |
| 1979 | Parkinson In Australia | Self - Host | TV | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1979 | Parkinson In Australia | TV | 6.0 | 44 | |
| 1979 | The Marti Caine Show | TV | — | 44 | |
| 1978 | An Audience with... | Self | TV | 5.3 | 43 |
| 1975 | Parkinson: Meet Henry Fonda | Self - Presenter | Film | 4.0 | 40 |
| 1974 | Madhouse | TV Interviewer | Film | 6.2 | 39 |
| 1972 | Kirk Douglas | Himself | Film | — | 37 |
| 1971 | Film '72 | Self | TV | 4.7 | 36 |
| 1971 | Parkinson | Self - Presenter | TV | 6.5 | 36 |
| 1970 | Monty Python: Who's There? | Narrator | Film | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Co-Host | TV | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1968 | The Charlton Boys | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1963 | World in Action | TV | 7.0 | 28 | |
| 1963 | Scene at 6:30 | TV | — | 28 | |
| 1961 | Morecambe & Wise | Self | TV | 6.5 | 26 |
| Ghostwatch | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | — |