Peter Orton

  • Director and producer

Known for: Harry Hill's TV Burp (Director), Vic Reeves Big Night Out (Director), Russell Howard's Good News (Director), Live At The Electric (Director), Stand Up Central (Director)

Peter Orton is a director and producer.

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Awards

BAFTA Television Awards 2012
Best Entertainment Programme or Series: Nominee
BAFTA Television Awards 2010
Best Entertainment Programme or Series: Nominee
BAFTA Television Awards 2008
Best Entertainment Programme or Series: Winner
BAFTA Television Awards 2005
Best Comedy: Nominee
BAFTA Television Awards 2001
Best Comedy: Nominee

Credits

Year Production Role
2022 The Chris & Rosie Ramsey Show Director
2022 Fantasy Football League Announced Series Director
2021 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 5 Director
2020 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 4 Director
2020 Jayde Adams: Serious Black Jumper Director
2019 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 3 Director
2019 Chris Ramsey: Approval Needed Director
2019 Comedians Watching Football With Friends Director
2019 Chris Ramsey: Just Happy To Get Out Of The House Director
2018 Stand Up Central - Series 4
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
 Director
2018 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 2 Director
2018 Stand Up Central - Series 4 Director
2018 The Horne Section Television Programme Director
2018 Greg Davies: You Magnificent Beast Director
2018 The Chris Ramsey Show - Series 2 Director
2018 Unspun With Matt Forde - Series 4 Director
2017 Al Murray's Make Christmas Great Again Director
2017 Russell Howard: Recalibrate Director
2017 Stand Up Central - Series 3 Director
2017 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 1 Director
2017 Unspun With Matt Forde - Series 3 Director
2017 Russell Howard Live: Wonderbox Director
2017 Unspun With Matt Forde - Series 2 Director
2017 The Chris Ramsey Show - Series 1 Director
2016 Taskmaster - Series 3 Director
2016 Unspun With Matt Forde - Series 1 Director
2016 Taskmaster - Series 2 Director
2016 Stand Up Central - Series 2 Director
2015 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 10 Director
2015 Frank Skinner: Man In A Suit Director
2015 Stand Up Central - Series 1 Director
2014 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 9 Director
2014 Dara O Briain: School Of Hard Sums - Series 3 Director
2014 Live At The Electric - Series 3 Director
2013 I Love My Country Director
2013 Live At The Electric - Series 2 Director
2013 Lee Nelson Live Producer
2013 Lee Nelson Live Director
2012 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 7 Director
2012 Meet The Parents - Series 2 Director
2012 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 6 Director
2012 Harry Hill's TV Burp - Series 12 Director
2011 Harry Hill's TV Burp - Series 11 Director
2011 Al Murray Live: Barrel Of Fun Director
2011 Lee Nelson's Well Good Show - Series 2 Director
2011 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 4 Director
2011 Comic's Choice Director
2010 Russell Howard Live: Dingledodies Director
2010 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 3 Director
2010 Harry Hill's TV Burp - Series 10 Director
2010 Al Murray The Pub Landlord: Live At The Palladium Director
2010 Al Murray The Pub Landlord: Beautiful British Tour Live At The O2 Director
2010 John Bishop's Britain - Series 1 Director
2010 Lee Nelson's Well Good Show - Series 1 Director
2010 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 2 Director
2009 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 1 Director
2009 Harry Hill's TV Burp - Series 9 Director
2008 Harry Hill's TV Burp - Series 8 Director
2008 Frank Skinner Live At The Birmingham Hippodrome Director
2007 Harry Hill's TV Burp - Series 7 Director
2006 Harry Hill's TV Burp - Series 6 Director
2006 Harry Hill's TV Burp - Series 5 Director
2004 Harry Hill's TV Burp - Series 4 Director
2004 Fantasy Football - Series 5 Director
2004 Harry Hill's TV Burp - Series 3 Director
2003 Harry Hill's TV Burp - Series 2 Director
2003 The All-New Harry Hill Show Director
2003 Baddiel And Skinner Unplanned - Series 4 Director
2002 Harry Hill's TV Burp - Series 1 Director
2002 Baddiel And Skinner Unplanned - Series 3 Director
2001 Harry Hill's TV Burp - Pilot Director
2001 Baddiel And Skinner Unplanned - Comic Relief Director
2001 Baddiel And Skinner Unplanned - Series 2 Director
2000 Baddiel And Skinner Unplanned - Series 1 Director
1998 The Thoughts Of Chairman Alf Producer
1998 The Thoughts Of Chairman Alf Director
1998 Fantasy Football - Series 4 - Fantasy World Cup Director
1996 Fantasy Football - Euro 96 Director
1995 Fantasy Football - Series 3 Director
1994 Fantasy Football - Series 2 Director
1994 Fantasy Football - Series 1 Director
1991 Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 2 Producer
1991 Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 2 Director
1990 Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 1 Producer
1990 Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 1 Director
1980 An Audience With...
  1. E38 - Harry Hill
  2. E40 - Al Murray - The Pub Landlord
 Director

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Peter Orton on IMDb

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