Mel Giedroyc

Melanie Giedroyc is an English presenter, actress and comedian, best known for her comedy work with Sue Perkins, co-hosting series including Light Lunch for Channel 4, The Great British Bake Off for the BBC and chat show Mel and Sue for ITV.

Last Rumba in Rochdale (2002)

Bodney Brooks, a twelve year old master of computer controlled puppetry, decides to arrange a surprise birthday party for his Gran in an attempt to get back into his family’s good books. But, as ever in Bodney’s world, things don’t quite go to plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Chorlton
CAST:  Anna Friel  •  Mel Giedroyc  •  Jane Horrocks

Bodney Brooks, a twelve year old master of computer controlled puppetry, decides to arrange a surprise birthday party for his Gran in an attempt to get back into his family’s good books. But, as ever in Bodney’s world, things don’t quite go to plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Chorlton
CAST:  Anna Friel  •  Mel Giedroyc  •  Jane Horrocks

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy (2006)

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy is a British family television film following the life of a border collie puppy as she grows up to become a working Herding dog. Part fiction, part documentary, it was filmed by real-life shepherd David Kennard on his farm in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Overall
CAST:  Brian Blessed  •  Mel Giedroyc  •  Derek Jacobi  •  Clive Russell

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy is a British family television film following the life of a border collie puppy as she grows up to become a working Herding dog. Part fiction, part documentary, it was filmed by real-life shepherd David Kennard on his farm in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Overall
CAST:  Brian Blessed  •  Mel Giedroyc  •  Derek Jacobi  •  Clive Russell

The Sound of Music Live! (2015)

The popular musical is brought to life on soundstages at London's Three Mills Studio, in a live TV dramatisation of the timeless story of Maria and the Von Trapp Family singers, one of the world's best-known concert groups in the era immediately preceding World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Valentine  •  Coky Giedroyc
CAST:  Kara Tointon  •  Julian Ovenden  •  Alexander Armstrong  •  Maria Friedman

The popular musical is brought to life on soundstages at London's Three Mills Studio, in a live TV dramatisation of the timeless story of Maria and the Von Trapp Family singers, one of the world's best-known concert groups in the era immediately preceding World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Valentine  •  Coky Giedroyc
CAST:  Kara Tointon  •  Julian Ovenden  •  Alexander Armstrong  •  Maria Friedman

Rocky Horror Show Live (2015)

The Rocky Horror Show was born at the Royal Court's tiny Theatre Upstairs on June 16, 1973, and went on to become an international stage smash hit and a major motion picture.  (more)

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CAST:  Richard O'Brien  •  David Bedella  •  Ben Forster  •  Haley Flaherty

The Rocky Horror Show was born at the Royal Court's tiny Theatre Upstairs on June 16, 1973, and went on to become an international stage smash hit and a major motion picture.  (more)

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CAST:  Richard O'Brien  •  David Bedella  •  Ben Forster  •  Haley Flaherty

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)

Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a trip through the comedy archive in the company of the people who made some of the very best British sitcoms. From The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Breid McLoone
CAST:  Rebecca Front  •  Steve Coogan  •  James Corden  •  Hugh Dennis

Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a trip through the comedy archive in the company of the people who made some of the very best British sitcoms. From The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Breid McLoone
CAST:  Rebecca Front  •  Steve Coogan  •  James Corden  •  Hugh Dennis

How to Build a Girl (2020)

The journey of Midlands teenager Johanna Morrigan, who reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde: fast-talking, lady sex-adventurer, moves to London, and gets a job as music critic in the hope of saving her poverty stricken family in Wolverhampton. Based on Caitlin Moran's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Coky Giedroyc
CAST:  Beanie Feldstein  •  Emma Thompson  •  Alfie Allen  •  Paddy Considine

The journey of Midlands teenager Johanna Morrigan, who reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde: fast-talking, lady sex-adventurer, moves to London, and gets a job as music critic in the hope of saving her poverty stricken family in Wolverhampton. Based on Caitlin Moran's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Coky Giedroyc
CAST:  Beanie Feldstein  •  Emma Thompson  •  Alfie Allen  •  Paddy Considine

Fisted (1996)

Two friends try to track down their old nemesis Richard Herring to try to find out why on earth he is successful when they are not. The film is set against the madness of the 1995 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, was shot entirely on Super 8 film and was inspired by the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Pickles
CAST:  Richard Herring  •  Martin Pickles  •  Pat Reid  •  Robert Daoust

Two friends try to track down their old nemesis Richard Herring to try to find out why on earth he is successful when they are not. The film is set against the madness of the 1995 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, was shot entirely on Super 8 film and was inspired by the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Pickles
CAST:  Richard Herring  •  Martin Pickles  •  Pat Reid  •  Robert Daoust

Never Mind the Horrocks (1996)

Jane Horrocks showcases her wide-ranging talents as a mimic and comedy performer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Birkin
CAST:  Jane Horrocks  •  Martin Clunes  •  Rebecca Front  •  Mel Giedroyc

Jane Horrocks showcases her wide-ranging talents as a mimic and comedy performer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Birkin
CAST:  Jane Horrocks  •  Martin Clunes  •  Rebecca Front  •  Mel Giedroyc

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out (2021)

Dawn French and Richard Curtis take viewers on a joyful stroll down memory lane as they look back at their favorite Dibley moments, and for the first time, tell the definitive story of the making of the show. The pair are joined by a host of guest stars and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matt Pothecary
CAST:  Dawn French  •  James Fleet  •  Richard Curtis  •  Paul Mayhew-Archer

Dawn French and Richard Curtis take viewers on a joyful stroll down memory lane as they look back at their favorite Dibley moments, and for the first time, tell the definitive story of the making of the show. The pair are joined by a host of guest stars and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matt Pothecary
CAST:  Dawn French  •  James Fleet  •  Richard Curtis  •  Paul Mayhew-Archer

Darts Players' Wives (2005)

These women are the unsung heroes of the sport. They keep the show on the road and their men at the oche! They always give 180%, without them the players would be lost and darts would be... just another game.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy Humphries
CAST:  Mel Giedroyc  •  Rachel Baxter  •  Ronnie Baxter  •  Crissy Manley

These women are the unsung heroes of the sport. They keep the show on the road and their men at the oche! They always give 180%, without them the players would be lost and darts would be... just another game.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy Humphries
CAST:  Mel Giedroyc  •  Rachel Baxter  •  Ronnie Baxter  •  Crissy Manley