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Adrian Shergold

Adrian Shergold

Director, also writer and producer · Born March 24, 1948 (78) · Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

BAFTA Award winner

Adrian Shergold is a British director and former actor. He won the BAFTA Award for Best Drama Serial for Holding On in 1998. He is represented by United Agents.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 24, 1948 (78)
From
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Works as
Director, also writer and producer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 64 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 35% in 30 days

What are Adrian Shergold's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Power
16%
Self
15%
Survival
15%
Morality
11%
Society
10%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMental illness2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 8

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
9
Tense
7
Dread
3
Bittersweet
3
Contemplative
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Adrian Shergold's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adrian Shergold'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

64 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Four Letters of Love(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Rose & Layla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • The Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Wolfe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Denmark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Cordelia(2019)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Funny Cow(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • My Mother and Other Strangers(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • The Trials of Jimmy Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Lucan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Lucan(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Eternal Law(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Vera(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Mad Dogs(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Fiona's Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • He Kills Coppers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Clapham Junction(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Persuasion(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Low Winter Sun(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Ahead of the Class (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Dirty Filthy Love(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Disappeared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Early Doors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Danielle Cable: Eyewitness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • The Second Coming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • The Second Coming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Micawber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Swallow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Buried Treasure(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Last Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Eureka Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Births, Marriages and Deaths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Heat of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Holding On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Devil's Advocate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Speaking In Tongues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Stages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Knock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • Stalag Luft(1993)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • A Touch of Frost(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Life and Times of Henry Pratt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Goodbye Cruel World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Close Relations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Christabel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Lily My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Will You Love Me Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Inspector Morse(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Best Years of Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Hold the Back Page (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Reservations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Summer Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Writer

  • Juliet Bravo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Great Riviera Bank Robbery(1979)

    as Young Leftie

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • A Bunch of Fives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 3 episodes · as Larry Tucker

  • Spaghetti Two-Step (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Waiter

  • Star Maidens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Youth

  • The Naked Civil Servant(1975)

    as Gloria

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Poldark(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · as Travis

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Sweeney(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Don Edwards

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • New Scotland Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as PC Benson

Career shape

A full career of 64 titles from 1972 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Four Letters of Love (2024)

$1.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Funny Cow (2017)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 64: 8 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting55 of 64: 52 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thWriting3 of 64: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing1 of 64: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

64 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

1970s7 · acting1980s12 · 1 acting · 11 crew1990s14 · crew2000s16 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s4 · 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.

Awards

a BAFTA Award from 9 major nominations, 1993–2011.

WinNomination
  1. 2011
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Drama Serial
  2. 2008
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Director - Fiction/Entertainment
  3. 2007
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Director
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Drama Serial
  4. 2005
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Single Drama
  5. 2004
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Drama Serial
  6. 2000
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Drama Serial
  7. 1998
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Drama Serial
  8. 1993
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Drama Serial

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Adrian Shergold's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director, writer

Cordelia (2019)

68th percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Naked Civil Servant (1975)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Adrian Shergold's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 60 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Adrian Shergold work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adrian Shergold's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tania Reddin shares the most, 9.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles