Ed Bye on directing, part 1

Ed Bye

Ed Bye is a prolific, award-winning director of television and film. His enormous list of comedy credits includes Red Dwarf, Bottom, The Detectives, French And Saunders, Kevin & Perry Go Large, Absolutely Fabulous, The Vicar Of Dibley, My Family, Coming Of Age, Vicious and Murder, They Hope.

First, Ed, thanks for talking to us. We really appreciate it. Just to put our members in the picture: how did you start out?

Having completed a course in television production at Ravensbourne College of Art and Design, I marched up to the BBC and demanded a job. They basically told me to...

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For more from Ed - including an in-depth breakdown of a week in production, as well as a discussion of writers - see Part 2

Published: Monday 26th February 2024

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