Look Around You
2002 · TV Show
as Nigel Fenton
Tim Kirkby
1970-11-13
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Sidcup, Kent, England, UK
Timothy John Kirkby (born 13 November 1970 in Sidcup, Kent, England) is a British filmmaker, working in both the United Kingdom and the United States. He is best known for directing the science parody series Look Around You, the BAFTA winning BBC 2 show Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, and setting up the multi-award winning Fleabag. Kirkby made his TV directorial debut with the BAFTA nominated science spoof Look Around You. He received further recognition for the first season of the BAFTA nominated My Mad Fat Diary, the BAFTA nominated BBC single drama The C Word, and more recently the critically acclaimed Fleabag. In the United States he created and directed all eight episodes and co-executive produced the award-winning first & second season of Brockmire for IFC. Other notable US television directing credits includes episodes of the Emmy-winning HBO comedy Veep (TV series), Grace & Frankie, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Man Seeking Woman, and his Netflix 6-part TV series The Pentaverate created by Mike Myers, about a secret society that has been working to control world events since 1347. He has also made documentaries with Motörhead, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest for the multi-award-winning documentary strand Classic Albums, as well as creating and directing all 4 series of the critically acclaimed BAFTA winning show Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle a six-part comedy series featuring standup and sketches. The first season was executive produced by Armando Iannucci and script edited by Chris Morris. The first episode received positive reviews from The Independent and The Daily Mirror, although the show received a negative review, written by Stewart Lee in Time Out, in which he described himself as "fat" and his performance as "positively Neanderthal, suggesting a jungle-dwelling pygmy, struggling to coax notes out of a clarinet that has fallen from a passing aircraft". The second series won a BAFTA for Best Comedy Programme in 2012. More recently Tim is directing The Revenge Club for Gaumont UK, Freemantle & Paramount+, which premieres 2025.
Filmography
Crew Credits
Bad Tidings
2024 · Movie
Director
The Curse of Kirrin Island
2023 · Movie
Director
The Famous Five
2023 · TV Show
Director
Entitled
2023 · TV Show
Director, Executive Producer
Last Looks
2022 · Movie
Director
The Pentaverate
2022 · TV Show
Executive Producer, Director
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Our NHS: A Hidden History
2021 · Movie
Director
The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files
2019 · Movie
Producer, Director
Don't Forget the Driver
2019 · TV Show
Director
Action Point
2018 · Movie
Director
Stewart Lee: Content Provider
2018 · Movie
Director
Brockmire
2017 · TV Show
Director
Fleabag
2016 · TV Show
Director
The C-Word
2015 · Movie
Director
You, Me and the Apocalypse
2015 · TV Show
Director
Grace and Frankie
2015 · TV Show
Director
Greg Davies: The Back of My Mum's Head
2013 · Movie
Director
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013 · TV Show
Director
My Mad Fat Diary
2013 · TV Show
Director
Stewart Lee: Carpet Remnant World
2012 · Movie
Director
Simon Amstell: Numb - Live at the BBC
2012 · Movie
Director
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Walking and Talking
2012 · Movie
Director
Veep
2012 · TV Show
Director
Walking and Talking
2012 · TV Show
Director
Jim Jefferies: Alcoholocaust
2010 · Movie
Director
Stewart Lee: If You Prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask for One
2010 · Movie
Director
Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle
2009 · Movie
Director
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
2009 · TV Show
Director
Classic Albums: Motörhead - Ace of Spades
2005 · Movie
Director
Look Around You
2002 · TV Show
Director
Classic Albums: Judas Priest - British Steel
2001 · Movie
Director
Classic Albums: Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
2001 · Movie
Director
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Calcium
2001 · Movie
Director
Classic Albums
1997 · TV Show
Director
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Sinner v. Saints
· Movie
Director
The Glove
· Movie
Director
