Gyles Brandreth

Q: Has Gyles Brandreth won any awards?

Gyles Brandreth has not won major acting awards but has received acclaim for his contributions to television and literature.

Q: What was Gyles Brandreth's first film?

Gyles Brandreth's first film was The Good Old Days, released in 1953, where he began his early career in entertainment.

Q: What are Gyles Brandreth's most successful works?

Gyles Brandreth's most successful works include his appearances on panel shows and his books, which have garnered a loyal following.

Q: What is Gyles Brandreth's personal life like?

Gyles Brandreth is married to Penny and has three children. He maintains a relatively private personal life while engaging in public speaking.

Q: What is Gyles Brandreth's estimated net worth?

Gyles Brandreth's estimated net worth is around $5 million, reflecting his successful career in entertainment and writing.

Q: What other shows has Gyles Brandreth appeared in?

Aside from Have I Got News for You, Gyles Brandreth has appeared in shows like The One Show and various documentaries on history.

Q: Is Gyles Brandreth active on social media?

Yes, Gyles Brandreth is active on social media platforms where he shares insights about his work and personal thoughts.

Known for

The IT Crowd (2006–2013)

IMDb 8.5 / 10

2006–2013 / Comedy / 25 min

Two I.T. nerds and their clueless female manager, who work in the basement of a very successful company. When they are called on for...

Celebrity Gogglebox (2019)

IMDb 6.6 / 10

2019 / Reality / 47mins

A rolling cast of famous faces, some of Britain's best loved personalities, turn their hand to being the country's most opinionated viewers, sharing their...

Name

Gyles Brandreth

Height

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Born

08 March 1948, Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Spouses

Penny (2001–present)

Children

3 children, names not publicly known

Parents

Father: John Brandreth, Mother: Josie Brandreth

Estimated Net Worth

$5 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2024	Movie The Story of Panto with Gyles Brandreth Panto-aficionado Gyles will immerse himself in every aspect of the genre, from its roots in commedia dell’arte and Victorian music...	Self - Host	Not rated
2024	TV Rob Beckett's Smart TV Hosted by the brilliant Rob Beckett alongside his team captains – TV fanatic Josh Widdicombe, and a lady who frankly...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2024	Movie To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy A feature-length special retrospective of one of Britain's most beloved sitcoms, with new and archival interviews and footage examining the...	Self	Not rated
2023	Movie Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs Documentary in which the late impressionist's daughters get to the truth about their father's rise to fame and record-breaking success,...	Self	Not rated
2022	Movie Queen Elizabeth II: Her Glorious Reign Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch in the history of Great Britain and the Commonwealth. While her service to...	Self	Not rated
2022	TV Celebrity Lingo Hosted by Adil Ray, Celebrity Lingo will see famous faces pair up and go head-to-head in the fast-paced word play...	Self - Contestant	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2022	Movie The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration A look at Dame Maggie Smith's life from a two-up two-down in Essex to Broadway and Hollywood. Starring in more...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2022	Movie Judi Dench: Our National Treasure A profile of the actress from a strict Quaker upbringing in Yorkshire, through her staunch determination to make it as...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2022	Movie I Remember It Well: Dame Judi Dench in Conversation with Gyles Bandreth On stage – in person – for one special performance the great Dame Judi Dench and Gyles Brandreth bring their...	Self	Not rated
2022	TV Remembers… What are the secrets of our favourite TV shows? Famous names from both sides of the camera reflect on making...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2022	Movie Hi-De-Hi!: All the Laughs & More A celebration of the much-loved holiday camp sitcom, featuring classic scenes and interviews with members of cast and crew including...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2022	Movie Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs This new special reveals the secrets of the long-running sitcom's extraordinary success. Helped by former cast and crew members, families...	Self	Not rated
2021	Movie In Charles Dickens Footsteps with Gyles Brandreth Gyles Brandreth travels to the places that inspired one of Britain's most famous storytellers.	Unknown character	Not rated
2021	TV Blankety Blank Bradley Walsh presents the triumphant return of Britain's blank-iest game show. Can he control his celebrity panel and help contestants...	Self - Panellist	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2021	Movie In Jane Austen's Footsteps with Gyles Brandreth Broadcaster Gyles Brandreth travels to the West Yorkshire moors, known as "Bronte Country". It is an area that shaped the...	Host	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2021	TV Susan Calman's Summer By the Sea Across five nights, Susan’s journey takes her to a different well-known resort every day as she enjoys all the fun...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2021	Movie Prince Philip: An Extraordinary Life Born in Corfu in 1921, Prince Philip has lived on the national stage through Britain’s move from Empire to Commonwealth...	Unknown character	Not rated
2021	TV In the Footsteps of... with Gyles Brandreth This four-part series tells the stories of the landscapes, towns and cities which inspired four of the UK's greatest writers...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2021	TV Elliott from Earth A boy and his mum find themselves suddenly transported somewhere across the universe surrounded by an amazing array of aliens...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2020	Movie Hardy's Britain Gyles Brandreth explores the landscape that influenced Thomas Hardy. The author spent most of his life in the south-west of...	Narrator	Not rated
2020	Movie Victoria Wood In Her Own Words A look back at the life and work of one of Britain's greatest comediennes, featuring interviews with those who worked...	Self	Not rated
2020	TV Michael McIntyre's The Wheel Michael McIntyre hosts a gameshow packed with huge stars, big laughs and a giant spinning wheel. Can the contestants, guided...	Self - Expert	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2020	Movie Kenneth Williams In His Own Words Kenneth Williams's comedy career highlights are celebrated in a documentary narrated by his friend and fellow wordsmith, Gyles Brandreth. Showcasing...	Narrator	Not rated
2020	TV Guessable Packed with plenty of take-away trivia, Guessable involves two celebrity teams competing to identify the famous name or object inside...	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2020	TV Beat the Chasers All five of the Chasers appear together to take on all comers and form the best quiz team in the...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2019	TV Celebrity Gogglebox A rolling cast of famous faces, some of Britain's best loved personalities, turn their hand to being the country's most...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2019	TV Celebrity Gogglebox A rolling cast of famous faces, some of Britain's best loved personalities, turn their hand to being the country's most...	Self	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2018	TV Celebrity Catchphrase In this entertaining series packed with laughs, celebrity contestants attempt to work out catchphrases based on fun animations. Animations include...	Self - Contestant	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2017	TV All Star Musicals Follow All Star Musicals features a cast of famous faces who each perform an iconic number from a hit musical...	Self - Performer	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2017	Movie Elizabeth & Philip: Love and Duty Kirsty Young celebrates the 70th wedding anniversary of the Queen and Prince Philip by examining the longest royal marriage in...	Self - Author	Not rated
2017	TV Richard Osman's House of Games Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a...	Self - Contestant	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2014	TV The Home That 2 Built The series looked back at British lifestyle television programmes shown on the channel from across the decades, with episodes on...	Self	Not rated
2014	TV Home Away from Home Families from around the UK swap homes with strangers to experience new lifestyles.	Self - Presenter	Not rated
2014	Movie The Battle for Britain's Breakfast The story of how the introduction of breakfast television to the UK in 1983 led to a fierce battle for...	Self	Not rated
2014	TV Great Canal Journeys To celebrate their golden wedding anniversary, actors Timothy West and Prunella Scales embark on four spectacular canal journeys, sharing a...	Self	TMDB 8.8 / 10
2013	TV Tipping Point: Lucky Stars Ben Shephard hosts the quiz show in which three celebrities take on an extraordinary machine in the hope of winning...	Self - Contestant	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2013	TV The Last Leg Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past...	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2012	Movie Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher - The Iron Lady is the first major documentary to look back on the development and impact of...	Self	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2012	TV Just a Minute Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy and television panel game chaired by Nicholas Parsons. Its first...	Self	TMDB 9.5 / 10
2011	TV Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most...	Self - Participant	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2009	TV Pointless Quiz in which contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge...	Self - Assistant	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2007	Movie Elementary My Dear Viewer Richard E. Grant looks at the history of Sherlock Holmes, including the many movie and TV adaptations.	Self	Not rated
2007	TV Would I Lie to You? A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob...	Self	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2007	TV Would I Lie to You? A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob...	Self - Panellist	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2006	TV The One Show A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.	Self	TMDB 4.4 / 10
2006	TV The One Show A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.	Self - Reporter	TMDB 4.4 / 10
2006	TV Philip and Elizabeth	Unknown character	Not rated
2006	TV The IT Crowd The comedic misadventures of Roy, Moss, and their grifting supervisor Jen, a 'motley crew' of IT support workers at a...	Gyles Brandreth	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2005	Movie Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2 Over 2½ hours of the award-winning topical news quiz, featuring previously unseen footage. Team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2003	TV Celebrity Mastermind Celebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long-running...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2003	TV QI Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.	Self	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1994	TV Room 101 Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish...	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1990	TV Have I Got News for You Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no...	Self - Host	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1990	TV Have I Got News for You Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1988	TV This Morning This Morning features a variety of news, as well as show business, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, home and garden, food, tech,...	Self	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1984	TV I've Got A Secret	Unknown character	Not rated
1983	Movie An Audience with Kenneth Williams Outstanding raconteur Kenneth Williams regales his spellbound audience in typical fashion with a long look back at his career -...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1982	TV Countdown The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.	Unknown character	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1982	TV Wogan Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
TBA	TV Have I Got a Bit More News for You Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more...	Self - Panellist	TMDB 7.1 / 10