DVD: Submarine (15)

Richard Ayoade's debut film, adapted from Joe Dunthorne's novel, is very stylistic and references 400 Blows, Harold and Maude and Rushmore. It's not terribly funny, in fact it's rather sad, but Roberts and Paige are good together and there's some tangy dialogue.

MediaGuardian 100 2011: 94. Richard Ayoade

Havingh made his mark in television with The IT Crowd, the actor and writer has gone on to direct Film4 movie Submarine.

Richard Ayoade: I was a lone wolf throughout school

Richard Ayoade talks to Metro about his new film Submarine, playing Maurice Moss in The IT Crowd, and his embarrassing first crush.

Video: Creating the agonising moments of film Submarine

The British film "Submarine" tells the heart warming tale of a young man's first experience of love and has already had rave reviews at this year's Toronto, London and Sundance film festivals.

It is directed by the Perrier award winning comedian Richard Ayoade, known for his roles in shows such as The Mighty Boosh and The IT Crowd, and stars Craig Roberts as 15-year-old Oliver Tate.

They spoke to BBC Breakfast about what it was like to make the film.

Submarine review

You might just want to stop everything and get yourself a ticket to Richard Ayoade's film of Submarine. We might just be talking about this one for a long time...

Richard Ayoade interview

In person, Richard Ayoade's the world's most softly-spoken man, analysing every word, considering every syllable, visibly agonising over being misconstrued and taken out of context...

Richard Ayoade takes the helm for Submarine

Not since The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole has there been a teenage character like Oliver Tate - whose self-obsessed and sometimes hilarious inner monologues are the subject of Submarine.

Submarine - Richard Ayoade

Already a contender for film of the year.

Richard Ayoade: Meet Mr Modest

He's The IT Crowd über-geek who has been labelled the 'coolest man in London'. Now Richard Ayoade has made his first feature film. But it's not something to boast about, he tells Alexis Petridis.

So numerous and so pronounced are the foibles of the modern celebrity chef that this sitcom manages to satirise most of them without ever making it seem as if it's going after a particular individual. Tonight, Roland (played by Alan Davies; but increasingly using the mannerisms of Richard Ayoade) finds his patience sorely tested when superchef Shay Marshall pays the restaurant a visit. Interestingly, he decides now is the time to greenlight Bib's pretentious new menu.