---
name: "Ben Palmer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ben-palmer"
fi1m_id: "ben-palmer"
imdb_id: "nm1414582"
tmdb_id: 1218992
wikidata_id: "Q4886266"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T13:40:59.092074+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ben Palmer

## Identity

Ben Palmer

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ben-palmer
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ben-palmer
- **IMDb ID:** nm1414582
- **TMDB ID:** 1218992
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4886266
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Palmer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4886266, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1414582/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1218992

Director. Born 1 January 1977 in England.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1977, England
- **Active:** 2002–2015
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Palmer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4886266, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1414582/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1218992

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Inbetweeners*](https://film.one/tv/the-inbetweeners.md) (84)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Ben Palmer is a British film and television director. He began his career directing the Channel 4 sketch show *Bo' Selecta!* (2002–2006), which he co-developed with Leigh Francis. He later directed the second and third series of the E4 sitcom *The Inbetweeners* (2009–2010).

Palmer directed the spin-off film *The Inbetweeners Movie* (2011) and the romantic comedy *Man Up* (2015). His other television credits include *Back* (2017), *Click & Collect* (2018), *Breeders* (2020) and *Douglas Is Cancelled* (2024). He has received several awards and nominations for his work on *The Inbetweeners*, including BAFTA and British Comedy Awards.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, benpalmerdirector.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Inbetweeners* (2008), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-inbetweeners.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Waiting for the Out* (2026), series, Director
- *Douglas Is Cancelled* (2024), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin* (2024), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *Semi-Detached* (2020), series, Director, Creator
- *Breeders* (2020), series, Director
- *Click & Collect* (2018), Director
- *Back* (2017), series, Director
- *Urban Myths* (2017), series, Director, Creator
- *Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back* (2016), Director
- *Man Up* (2015), Director
- *SunTrap* (2015), series, Director
- *London Irish* (2013), series, Director
- *Bad Sugar* (2012), Director
- *BBC Comedy Feeds* (2012), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *Them From That Thing* (2012), series, Director
- *The Inbetweeners Movie* (2011), Director
- *The Inbetweeners* (2008), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-inbetweeners.md)
- *Comedy Showcase* (2007), series, Director
- *A Bear's Tail* (2005), series, Director
- *A Bear's Christmas Tail* (2004), Director, Additional Writing, Producer
- *Ho Ho Ho Selecta!* (2003), Director
- *Bo' Selecta!* (2002), series, Director
- *The Informant* (1997), as Judge's Driver
- *Number 10*, series, Director

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