---
name: "Derren Litten"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/derren-litten"
fi1m_id: "derren-litten"
imdb_id: "nm0514476"
tmdb_id: 1219947
wikidata_id: "Q5262962"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "21 December 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T14:40:32.336319+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."
---

# Derren Litten

## Identity

Derren Litten

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/derren-litten
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** derren-litten
- **IMDb ID:** nm0514476
- **TMDB ID:** 1219947
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5262962
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derren_Litten, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5262962, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0514476/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1219947

Writer. Born 21 December 1970 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 21 December 1970, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1992–2007
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 writing
- **Frequently works with:** [Geoffrey Perkins](https://film.one/person/geoffrey-perkins.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 81 (2), 2000s 50 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derren_Litten, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5262962, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0514476/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1219947

## Streaming the US now

- **BritBox:** [*A Touch of Frost*](https://film.one/tv/a-touch-of-frost.md) (76)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Benidorm*](https://film.one/tv/benidorm.md) (50)

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

## Biography

Derren Litten (born 21 December 1970) is an English actor, television writer and director. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and began his career as an actor in series including *A Touch of Frost* (as PC Hobbs), *Spaced*, *EastEnders*, *Pie in the Sky*, *Doc Martin* and *Green Wing*.

Litten is best known as the creator and writer of the ITV sitcom *Benidorm* (2007–2018), in which he also appeared in several episodes. He co-wrote *The Catherine Tate Show* and performed various characters in its first two series and the 2005 Christmas special. He has written for other series including *The Spa* (which he created) and *Scarborough*.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (2)

- *Spaced* (1999), Fi1m 86, as Daisy's Benefit Clerk — [page](https://film.one/tv/spaced.md)
- *A Touch of Frost* (1992), Fi1m 76, as P.C. Hobbs — [page](https://film.one/tv/a-touch-of-frost.md)

### Wrote (1) — the average rests on these

- *Benidorm* (2007), Fi1m 50, Writer, Creator — [page](https://film.one/tv/benidorm.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

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

- *Hope Gap* (2019), as Friendline Man
- *Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday* (2018), Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- *You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks* (2016), Writer
- *Psychobitches* (2013), series, Writer
- *The Spa* (2013), series, as Marcus Wells · Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *Playhouse Presents* (2012), series, Writer
- *Benidorm* (2007), series, as Elvis · Writer, Creator — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/tv/benidorm.md)
- *Not Going Out* (2006), series, as Additional Writing
- *Green Wing* (2004), series, as Traffic cop — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/green-wing.md)
- *Doc Martin* (2004), series, as Tony
- *The Catherine Tate Show* (2004), series, as Creator
- *Perfect World* (2000), series, as Vaughan Rogers
- *Spaced* (1999), series, as Daisy's Benefit Clerk — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/spaced.md)
- *Dalziel and Pascoe* (1996), series, as Mad Dog
- *Pie in the Sky* (1994), series, as PC Ed Guthrie
- *A Touch of Frost* (1992), series, as P.C. Hobbs — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/a-touch-of-frost.md)
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Skinner
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Heavy — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/minder.md)

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