Richard Boden

Director · Born January 4, 1953 (73) · Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

Born: January 4, 1953 (73)
From: Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
Works as: Director
Titles: 7 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 4% in 30 days

What are Richard Boden's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

42%

Power

18%

Morality

18%

Ideas

12%

Society

11%

Ambition2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

3

Absurd

3

Manic

1

Warm

1

How their films linger

Fun3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Richard Boden's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (5).

Also on these channels

Lionsgate+2 titles, show their 2 titles on Lionsgate+
Wonder Project1 title, show their title on Wonder Project

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Boden's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

12 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong(2017)
Director
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Motherland(2016)
Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Upstart Crow(2016)
Show 12 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Comedy Showcase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 1 episode · Director
Al Murray, The Pub Landlord - Giving It Both Barrels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Director
The IT Crowd(2006)
Show 24 episodes · Producer
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Al Murray, The Pub Landlord - My Gaff, My Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Director · Producer
2Point4 Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Show 56 episodes · Producer
Blackadder's Christmas Carol(1988)
Director
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
In Sickness and in Health (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 36 episodes · Director · Producer
'Allo 'Allo!(1982)
Show 7 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
The Black Adder(1983)
Show 6 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 1983 to 2017.

Highest rated

Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)

Midcredits 97^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing9 of 12 · 92^ndProducing5 of 12

By decade

1980s4 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Richard Boden work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Boden's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ben Elton shares the most, 2.