Babs Wiltshire
Babs is a BAFTA award winning, experienced multi-camera studio director specialising in comedy and entertainment.
Babs has directed and continues to direct countless critically acclaimed comedy shows...
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Babs has directed and continues to direct countless critically acclaimed comedy shows, such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Would I Lie to You, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Frankie Boyle's New World Order, a number of shows for Miranda Hart, The Last Leg, The Mash Report, to name a few.
Babs also has a wealth of experience directing stand-up specials, her work includes Backstage with Katherine Ryan and the live shows of Phil Wang (2021), Rob Delaney (2020) and Rose Matafeo (2020).
In scripted comedy, Babs has directed two series of Channel 4's The Horne Section, BBC's Christmas Vicar of Dibley Shorts and BBC's Inside No.9 (the latter for which she won a BAFTA).
Television
| Battle in the Box Director | Battle in the Box - Director | UKTV | 2024 |
| Would I Lie To You Director | Would I Lie To You - Director | BBC | 2024 |
| Weakest Link Director | Weakest Link - Director | BBC | 2024 |
| Katherine Ryan: Parental Guidance Director | Katherine Ryan: Parental Guidance - Director | UKTV | 2024 |
| Blankety Blank Director | Blankety Blank - Director | BBC | 2024 |
| Junior Taskmaster Director | Junior Taskmaster - Director | Channel 4 | 2024 |
| Never Mind The Buzzcocks Series Director | Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series Director | BBC | 2024 |
| James Acaster: People Person Director | James Acaster: People Person - Director | Channel 4 | 2024 |
| The Horne Section - Series 2 Director | The Horne Section - Series 2 - Director | Channel 4 | 2023 |
| 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 16 Director | 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 16 - Director | Channel 4 | 2023 |
| Nevermind the Buzzcocks Director | Nevermind the Buzzcocks - Director | BBC | 2023 |
| Would I Lie to You Director | Would I Lie to You - Director | BBC | 2023 |
| The Weakest Link Director | The Weakest Link - Director | BBC | 2023 |
| Blankety Blank Director | Blankety Blank - Director | BBC | 2023 |
| The Horne Section Director | The Horne Section - Director | 2022 | |
| Late Night Mash Director | Late Night Mash - Director | 2021 — 2022 | |
| Hello America Director | Hello America - Director | Quibi | 2020 |
| Vicar of Dibley Christmas Shorts Director | Vicar of Dibley Christmas Shorts - Director | Tiger Aspect | 2020 |
| The Ranganation Director | The Ranganation - Director | 2019 — 2022 | |
| The Last Leg Director | The Last Leg - Director | Channel 4 | 2019 |
| Joe Lycett's Got Your Back Director | Joe Lycett's Got Your Back - Director | Rumpus Media for Channel 4 | 2019 |
| Inside No. 9 Director | Inside No. 9 - Director | 2018 — 2022 | |
| The Imitation Game Director | The Imitation Game - Director | ITV | 2018 |
| The Time It Takes Director | The Time It Takes - Director | BBC 1 | 2018 |
| League of Gentlemen Live DVD Director | League of Gentlemen Live DVD - Director | BBC 2 | 2018 |
| Inside No. 9 Live Halloween Special Director | Inside No. 9 Live Halloween Special - Director | 2018 | |
| Frankie Boyle's New World Order Director | Frankie Boyle's New World Order - Director | BBC 2 | 2018 |
| Miranda Does Christmas Director | Miranda Does Christmas - Director | Channel 4 | 2017 |
| Get A Round Director | Get A Round - Director | BBC 2 / The Eggs Collective | 2017 |
| Rob Beckett's Playing for Time Director | Rob Beckett's Playing for Time - Director | Channel 4 | 2017 |
| Tim Vine Travels in Time Director | Tim Vine Travels in Time - Director | BBC1 / Baby Cow | 2017 |
| Your Face or Mine Director | Your Face or Mine - Director | Comedy Central / Talkback | 2017 |
| Tim Vine Travels Through Time Christmas Special Director | Tim Vine Travels Through Time Christmas Special - Director | BBC 1 | 2017 |
| We Love Sitcom Director | We Love Sitcom - Director | Phil McIntyre TV for BBC | 2016 |
| The Alternative Election Night Director | The Alternative Election Night - Director | Endemol for Channel 4 | 2015 |
| 8 Out of 10 Cats does Countdown Director | 8 Out of 10 Cats does Countdown - Director | Channel 4 / Zeppotron | 2015 — 2020 |
| All About Two Director | All About Two - Director | BBC2 | 2014 |
| How Rich Are You Director | How Rich Are You - Director | Electric Ray/Channel 4 | 2014 |
| Comic Relief's Big Chat with Graham Norton Director | Comic Relief's Big Chat with Graham Norton - Director | BBC1 | 2013 |
| Was It Something I Said Director | Was It Something I Said - Director | Maverick Television/Channel 4 | 2013 |
| The Matt Lucas Awards Show Director | The Matt Lucas Awards Show - Director | BBC/BBC1 | 2012 |
| Verry Terry Director | Verry Terry - Director | Hat Trick Productions / Channel 4 | 2012 |
| The Angelos Epithemiou Show Director | The Angelos Epithemiou Show - Director | Pett Productions / Channel 4 | 2012 |
| The Marriage Ref Director | The Marriage Ref - Director | Zeppotron / ITV | 2011 |
| 10 O'Clock Live Director | 10 O'Clock Live - Director | Zeppotron / Channel 4 | 2011 — 2013 |
| The Function Room Director | The Function Room - Director | Zeppotron / Channel 4 | 2011 |
| The King is Dead Director | The King is Dead - Director | BBC3 | 2010 |
| Robert's Web Director | Robert's Web - Director | Objective / Channel 4 | 2010 |
| Would I Lie To You? Director | Would I Lie To You? - Director | Zeppotron / BBC1 | 2007 — 2018 |
| IT Crowd (Series 2) Director | IT Crowd (Series 2) - Director | Talkback Thames / Channel 4 | 2007 |
| Reading Festival Director | Reading Festival - Director | BBC2 | 2006 |
| Never Mind The Buzzcocks Director | Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Director | Talkback Thames/BBC2, | 2006 |
| 8 Out of 10 Cats Director | 8 Out of 10 Cats - Director | Channel 4 | 2005 — 2020 |
| High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman Director | High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman - Director | Tiger Aspect / BBC3 | 2005 |
| The Law Of The Playground Director | The Law Of The Playground - Director | Zeppotron/Channel 4 Comedy Lab | 2005 |
| Distraction Director | Distraction - Director | Channel 4 | 2004 |
| BAFTA Tribute to Bob Monkhouse Director | BAFTA Tribute to Bob Monkhouse - Director | BBC1 | 2004 |
| Ealing Live 2004 Director | Ealing Live 2004 - Director | Live Show for Video | 2004 |
| Womad Music Festival Director | Womad Music Festival - Director | BBC4 | 2003 |
| Glastonbury Music Festival Director | Glastonbury Music Festival - Director | BBC3 | 2003 |
| The Story Of Absolutely Fabulous Director | The Story Of Absolutely Fabulous - Director | BBC1 | 2003 |
Awards
| Inside No 9 Halloween Special BAFTA Craft Award Winner Director | Inside No 9 Halloween Special BAFTA Craft Award Winner - Director | BBC2 | 2018 |
News
Babs Wiltshire directs Performance Live: Get A Round 21st August 2017 Babs Wiltsire directs Léonie Higgins, Sara Cocker and Lowri Evans in 'Get A Round'' - the latest offering from Eggs Collective, showing on BBC 2, this Saturdaty at 10pm |
10 O'Clock Live starts tonight, directed by Babs Wiltshire 24th April 2013 Series 3 of the satirical current affairs show returns to our screens tonight on Channel 4, with David Mitchell, Charlie Brooker, Lauren Laverne and Jimmy Carr providing an alternative take on the week's news |
The Matt Lucas Awards BBC One Tonight 8th April 2013 Matt Lucas is again host of his own awards ceremony - the wonderfully titled 'Lucases' - with the nominations provided by comedians Andy Parsons, Susan Calman and Rhys Thomas |