BBC Films

BBC Films is the feature film-making arm of the BBC.

It is firmly established at the forefront of British independent film-making and co-produces approximately eight films a year. Working in partnership with major international and UK distributors, BBC Films aims to make strong British films with range and ambition. We are committed to finding and developing new talent, as well as collaborating with some of the foremost writers and directors in the industry.

BBC Films works on original projects as well as developing films based on BBC formats. BBC Films is part of British Broadcasting Corporation.

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Full production history Personnel

Current productions

Status	Medium	Production	Genre	Summary
New	Film	Denmark	Film	Comedy about a man seeking a better life - in a Danish prison.
New	Film	Hallelujah!	Film	The story of composer Handel's canonical piece of music Messiah and its chaotic, spectacular first performance.
New	Film	Pirates	Film	Comedy about three friends travelling to a party for the turn of the Millennium.

Notable archive productions

Medium	Production	Genre	Summary
Film	A Cock And Bull Story	Film	Film starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon as themselves, filming a movie adaptation of the novel The Life And Opinions Of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman.
Film	Bill	Film	Comedy film charting the young life of William Shakespeare and his finding fame in London, starring the cast of Horrible Histories.
Film	Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie	Film	Big-screen spin-off adventure for Brendan O'Carroll and Mrs. Brown's Boys.
Film	Stan & Ollie	Film	Biopic film following Laurel & Hardy on their 1953 UK tour.
Film	The History Boys	Film	Film adaptation of Alan Bennett's acclaimed stage play about eight history students.
Film	Their Finest	Film	1940s-set film starring Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy as a trio making a morale-boosting film.
Film	What We Did On Our Holiday	Film	Comedy about holding together a family unit amidst the pressures of parenthood and a large extended family.
Film	Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie	Film	Big screen spin-off featuring Jennifer Saunders's riotous PR girl, Edina Monsoon, and best friend Patsy Stone.
Film	In Fabric	Film	Comic horror in which an enchanted dress wreaks havoc on the lives of those who wear it..
Film	Mindhorn	Film	Actor Richard Thorncroft returns to his 1980s detective role to thwart a villain, revive his career, and get the girl.
Film	The Lady In The Van	Film	The Lady In The Van is a drama based on real events, about a vagrant who the playwright Alan Bennett allowed to park her van in his driveway, where she lived for fifteen years.
Film	Twelfth Night Or What You Will	Film	William Shakespeare's seasonal comedy.