Ed Bye
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Edward Richard Morrison Bye (born 1955, Hammersmith, London) is a British film and TV producer and director. He is best known for his work with Grant Naylor
, Harry Enfield
and Jasper Carrott
, and has worked with many of British TV's best known comedians and comedy actors. In June 2007 he took on the role of director for the long-planned film Carry On London, replacing Peter Richardson.
Ed Bye attended Mount House School, Tavistock, Devon in the late 1960s, where he was known as an excellent swimmer. He is married to Ruby Wax
and has three children.
Bye's sister, Julia Canning, was killed on May 6, 2009 when one of her dogs pulled her onto the track of the London to Penzance railway line
and she was struck by a high-speed train.
In 2011 he co-founded the production company Tall TV with Tim Dawson
and Susan Nickson
. He is also the producer of The Lily O'Connell Show
for Sky1.
Grant Naylor
Grant Naylor was the collective name used by writers Rob Grant and Doug Naylor for their collaborative work, particularly the television series Red Dwarf. Grant and Naylor themselves called this pseudonym a "gestalt entity" Grant Naylor was the collective name used by writers Rob Grant and Doug...
, Harry Enfield
Harry Enfield
Henry Richard "Harry" Enfield is a BAFTA-winning English comedian, actor, writer and director.-Early life:...
and Jasper Carrott
Jasper Carrott
Jasper Carrott OBE is a British comedian, actor, television presenter and personality.-Early life:...
, and has worked with many of British TV's best known comedians and comedy actors. In June 2007 he took on the role of director for the long-planned film Carry On London, replacing Peter Richardson.
Ed Bye attended Mount House School, Tavistock, Devon in the late 1960s, where he was known as an excellent swimmer. He is married to Ruby Wax
Ruby Wax
Ruby Wax is a BAFTA nominated American comedian who made a career in the United Kingdom as part of the alternative comedy scene in the 1980s.-Early life:...
and has three children.
Bye's sister, Julia Canning, was killed on May 6, 2009 when one of her dogs pulled her onto the track of the London to Penzance railway line
Reading to Taunton line
The Reading to Taunton line also known as the Berks and Hants is a major branch of the Great Western Main Line that diverges at Reading, running to Cogload Junction near Taunton, where it joins the Bristol to Exeter line....
and she was struck by a high-speed train.
In 2011 he co-founded the production company Tall TV with Tim Dawson
Tim Dawson
Tim Dawson is an English television comedy screenwriter. He is the creator and writer of BBC Threesitcom Coming of Age which was piloted in 2007 and has run for three series to date. He created Coming of Age whilst still a teenager...
and Susan Nickson
Susan Nickson
Susan Nickson is an English television screenwriter. She is the creator and writer of BBC sitcoms Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps and Grownups...
. He is also the producer of The Lily O'Connell Show
Twickenham
Twickenham is a large suburban town southwest of central London. It is the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan...
for Sky1.
Director
- Coming of Age (BBC TV series) - Series 3 (8 episodes)
- My Family (2009 - present) - 2009 Christmas special and Series 10
- After You've Gone (2007 Christmas Episode) - TV episode
- Home Again (2006) - TV series
- Foley & McColl: This Way Up (2005) - TV pilot episode
- Absolutely FabulousAbsolutely FabulousAbsolutely Fabulous, also known as Ab Fab, is a British sitcom created by Jennifer Saunders, based on an original idea by her and Dawn French, and written by Saunders, who plays the leading character. It also stars Joanna Lumley and Julia Sawalha, along with June Whitfield and Jane Horrocks...
(2004 episode 9) - TV episode - Fat Slags (2004) - feature film
- Celeb (2002) - TV series
- French & SaundersFrench & SaundersFrench and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television show written by and starring comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. It is also the name by which the performers are known on the occasions when they appear elsewhere as a double act....
: Celebrity Christmas Puddings (2002) - TV special - French & SaundersFrench & SaundersFrench and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television show written by and starring comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. It is also the name by which the performers are known on the occasions when they appear elsewhere as a double act....
: The Egg (2002) - TV special - Lenny Henry in PiecesLenny Henry in PiecesLenny Henry in Pieces was a British stand-up and sketch show by comedians Lenny Henry and Gina Yashere. It aired on BBC One between 2000 and 2003....
(2001 special; 2002) - TV special and series - French & Saunders Live (2000) - video
- Kevin & Perry Go LargeKevin & Perry Go LargeKevin & Perry Go Large is a 2000 British comedy film based upon the Harry Enfield sketch Kevin the Teenager. The film was directed by Ed Bye and was written by Dave Cummings and Harry Enfield. Enfield, Kathy Burke and Louisa Rix all return to their roles after previously appearing in Harry...
(2000) - feature film - Can't Smeg, Won't SmegCan't Cook, Won't CookCan't Cook, Won't Cook was a UK game show and cooking programme that was broadcast on BBC1 on weekday mornings usually after the Breakfast News from 20 November 1995 to 7 July 2000.-Format:...
(1998) - TV special - Red Dwarf: A-Z (1998) - TV special
- Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island (1997) - video
- Ruby (1997-2000) - TV series
- Eddie IzzardEddie IzzardEdward John "Eddie" Izzard is a British stand-up comedian and actor. His comedy style takes the form of rambling, whimsical monologue and self-referential pantomime...
: Definite ArticleDefinite ArticleDefinite Article is the title of British comedian Eddie Izzard's 1996 performance released on VHS. It was recorded on different nights at the Shaftesbury Theatre...
(1996) - video - Jack and Jeremy's Police 4 (1995) - TV comedy
- Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs (1995) - video
- Carrott U Like (1994) - TV comedy
- The DetectivesThe DetectivesThe Detectives is a British comedy television series, starring Jasper Carrott, Robert Powell, and George Sewell. It was a spoof of police dramas, which were numerous in the 1990s, and it was aired on BBC One...
(1993-1997) - TV series - Mama's Back! (1993) - TV comedy
- The 10%ersThe 10 PercentersThe Ten Percenters was a British television comedy series, broadcast on ITV, which began as a pilot in 1993 , and was followed by two series which were shown in 1994 and 1996...
(1993) - TV series - BottomBottom (TV series)Bottom was a British sitcom television series that originally aired on BBC2 between 1991 and 1995. It was written by comic duo Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson who star as Richie and Eddie, two flatmates living on the dole in Hammersmith, London...
(1991-1992) - TV series - The Full Wax (1991-1993) - TV series
- Canned CarrottCanned CarrottCanned Carrott was a comedy stand-up and sketch-show by Jasper Carrott. Two of the regular sketches were "Wiggy" and "The Detectives"....
(1990-1992) - TV series - Red DwarfRed DwarfRed Dwarf is a British comedy franchise which primarily comprises eight series of a television science fiction sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999 and Dave from 2009–present. It gained cult following. It was created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, who also wrote the first six series...
(1988-1991 series I-IV; 1997-1999 series VII-VIII) - TV series - Craig Goes Mad in Melbourne (1988) - TV series
- Filthy Rich & CatflapFilthy Rich & CatflapFilthy Rich & Catflap was a BBC sitcom produced in 1986 and broadcast early the next year.The series featured former The Young Ones stars Nigel Planer, Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson as its three title characters respectively...
(1987) - TV series - Girls On TopGirls On TopGirls On Top was a British television sitcom on ITV from 1985 to 1986. It was conceived by and starred French & Saunders - their first high-profile writing for television - and despite a low budget and poor critical reception received high ratings. It was made for the ITV network by Central.The...
(1985-1986) - TV series
Producer
- Celeb (2002) - TV series
- Can't Smeg, Won't SmegCan't Cook, Won't CookCan't Cook, Won't Cook was a UK game show and cooking programme that was broadcast on BBC1 on weekday mornings usually after the Breakfast News from 20 November 1995 to 7 July 2000.-Format:...
(1998) - TV special - Red Dwarf: A-Z (1998) - TV special
- Red DwarfRed DwarfRed Dwarf is a British comedy franchise which primarily comprises eight series of a television science fiction sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999 and Dave from 2009–present. It gained cult following. It was created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, who also wrote the first six series...
(1997-1999 series VII-VIII) - TV series - How To Be A Little Sod (1995) - TV series (Executive Producer)
- Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs (1995) - video
- Carrott U Like (1994) - TV comedy
- The DetectivesThe DetectivesThe Detectives is a British comedy television series, starring Jasper Carrott, Robert Powell, and George Sewell. It was a spoof of police dramas, which were numerous in the 1990s, and it was aired on BBC One...
(1993-1997) - TV series - The 10%ersThe 10 PercentersThe Ten Percenters was a British television comedy series, broadcast on ITV, which began as a pilot in 1993 , and was followed by two series which were shown in 1994 and 1996...
(1993) - TV series - BottomBottom (TV series)Bottom was a British sitcom television series that originally aired on BBC2 between 1991 and 1995. It was written by comic duo Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson who star as Richie and Eddie, two flatmates living on the dole in Hammersmith, London...
(1991-1992) - TV series - The Full Wax (1991-1993) - TV series
- Canned CarrottCanned CarrottCanned Carrott was a comedy stand-up and sketch-show by Jasper Carrott. Two of the regular sketches were "Wiggy" and "The Detectives"....
(1990-1992) - TV series - Craig Goes Mad in Melbourne (1988) - TV series
Miscellaneous
- Lenny Henry in PiecesLenny Henry in PiecesLenny Henry in Pieces was a British stand-up and sketch show by comedians Lenny Henry and Gina Yashere. It aired on BBC One between 2000 and 2003....
(2001 special; 2002) - TV special and series (Writer) - Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives (1996) - TV series (Script Supervisor)
- The Young OnesThe Young Ones (TV series)The Young Ones is a British sitcom, first broadcast in 1982, which ran for two series on BBC2. Its anarchic, offbeat humour helped bring alternative comedy to television in the 1980s and made household names of its writers and performers...
(1982-1984) - TV series (Production Manager)