---
name: "Henry Normal"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/henry-normal"
fi1m_id: "henry-normal"
imdb_id: "nm0635428"
tmdb_id: 4585
wikidata_id: "Q5726384"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "15 August 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-07T17:43:20.580066+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."
---

# Henry Normal

## Identity

Henry Normal

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/henry-normal
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** henry-normal
- **IMDb ID:** nm0635428
- **TMDB ID:** 4585
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5726384
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Normal, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5726384, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0635428/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4585

Producer. Born 15 August 1956 in Nottingham.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 15 August 1956, Nottingham
- **Active:** 1988–2014
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 10: 1 writing, 9 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Steve Bendelack](https://film.one/person/steve-bendelack.md), [Steve Coogan](https://film.one/person/steve-coogan.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as producer, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 85 (1), 2000s 79 (5), 2010s 79 (3)
- **Score spread:** 7 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 7, Drama 4, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $100m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Normal, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5726384, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0635428/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4585

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Royle Family*](https://film.one/tv/the-royle-family.md) (85), [*Gavin & Stacey*](https://film.one/tv/gavin-and-stacey.md) (80)
- **Disney+:** [*The Mighty Boosh*](https://film.one/tv/the-mighty-boosh.md) (80)

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

## Biography

Henry Normal (born Peter James Carroll, 15 August 1956) is an English writer, poet, television producer and comedian from Nottingham. He co-created and co-wrote the first series of *The Royle Family* (1998) with Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash.

In 1999 he co-founded Baby Cow Productions with Steve Coogan and served as its managing director until retiring in 2016, executive-producing many of its output including *The Mighty Boosh* (2004), *Gavin & Stacey* (2007), *The Trip* (2011), *Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa* (2013) and *Philomena* (2013). He received a special BAFTA award for services to television in 2017. Normal has also written poetry collections and founded the Manchester Poetry Festival (now Manchester Literature Festival).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, yorkshirepost.co.uk, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

### Wrote (1)

- *The Royle Family* (1998), Fi1m 85, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-royle-family.md)

### Produced (9) — the average rests on these

- *Northern Soul* (2014), Fi1m 72, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/northern-soul.md)
- *Philomena* (2013), Fi1m 82, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/philomena.md)
- *Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life* (2012), Fi1m 84, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/alan-partridge-welcome-to-the-places-of-my-life.md)
- *Gavin & Stacey* (2007), Fi1m 80, Executive Producer, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/gavin-and-stacey.md)
- *Ideal* (2005), Fi1m 71, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/ideal.md)
- *Nighty Night* (2004), Fi1m 82, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/nighty-night.md)
- *The Mighty Boosh* (2004), Fi1m 80, Producer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mighty-boosh.md)
- *Marion and Geoff* (2000), Fi1m 84, Executive Producer, Associate Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/marion-and-geoff.md)
- *Red Dwarf* (1988), Fi1m 88, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/red-dwarf.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

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

- *Mindhorn* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Dancer* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Camping* (2016), series, Executive Producer
- *Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle* (2016), Executive Producer
- *I Believe in Miracles* (2015), Executive Producer
- *The Shuttleworths* (2015), Executive Producer
- *Northern Soul* (2014), Executive Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/northern-soul.md)
- *The Trip to Italy* (2014), Executive Producer
- *Philomena* (2013), Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/philomena.md)
- *Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa* (2013), Producer
- *Svengali* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Uncle Wormsley's Christmas* (2012), Executive Producer
- *Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life* (2012), Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/alan-partridge-welcome-to-the-places-of-my-life.md)
- *The Shadow Line* (2011), series, Producer
- *The Trip* (2011), Executive Producer
- *Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge* (2010), series, Producer
- *Down Terrace* (2010), Executive Producer
- *Steve Coogan - Live As Alan Partridge And Other Less Successful Characters* (2009), Writer
- *Home Time* (2009), series, Producer
- *Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008* (2008), Executive Producer
- *The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space* (2008), Executive Producer
- *The Mighty Boosh: Making Boosh 3* (2008), Executive Producer
- *Gavin & Stacey* (2007), series, Producer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/gavin-and-stacey.md)
- *Snow Cake* (2006), Executive Producer
- *The Mighty Boosh: The Making of Series 2* (2006), Executive Producer
- *Sensitive Skin* (2005), series, Executive Producer
- *The Mighty Boosh: Inside the Zooniverse* (2005), Executive Producer
- *A Cock and Bull Story* (2005), Executive Producer
- *Ideal* (2005), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/ideal.md)
- *AD/BC: A Rock Opera* (2004), Executive Producer
- *King of Fridges* (2004), Executive Producer
- *The Mighty Boosh* (2004), series, Producer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mighty-boosh.md)
- *Nighty Night* (2004), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/nighty-night.md)
- *The Private Life of Samuel Pepys* (2003), Executive Producer
- *Appointment with Dr. Terrible* (2003), as Interviewee – Writer · Executive Producer
- *Coogan's Runner* (2003), Executive Producer
- *Brain Candy* (2003), series, Executive Producer
- *Paul and Pauline Calf's Cheese and Ham Sandwich* (2003), Writer
- *Cruise of the Gods* (2002), Executive Producer
- *Dr Terrible's House of Horrible* (2001), series, Executive Producer, Writer
- *Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party* (2001), Executive Producer
- *The Parole Officer* (2001), Writer
- *Marion and Geoff* (2000), series, Associate Producer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/marion-and-geoff.md)
- *The Royle Family* (1998), series, Writer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-royle-family.md)
- *Lost In France* (1998), series, Writer
- *The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon* (1997), as Songs · Writer
- *Coogan's Run* (1995), series, Writer, Additional Writing
- *Pauline Calf's Wedding Video* (1994), as Darren · Writer
- *Steve Coogan: Live 'n' Lewd* (1994), as Peter, Theatre Employee · Writer
- *Paul Calf's Video Diary* (1993), as Darren · Writer
- *The Frontline* (1993), as Cab Driver
- *Packet of Three* (1991), series, Writer
- *Red Dwarf* (1988), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/red-dwarf.md)

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