Ed Bye

Ed Bye
Born	Edward Richard Morrison Bye
Education	Mount House School Ravensbourne College, London
Occupation(s)	Television and film director Television and film producer
Spouse	Ruby Wax ​ (m. 1988)​
Children	3

Edward Richard Morrison Bye is a British film and TV producer and director. He directed the episodes of the science-fiction sitcom Red Dwarf from Series I-IV and VII-VIII.

Early life

Ed Bye is the son of Royal Marine Colonel Francis Clifford Edward Bye, OBE, of Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, and Twickenham,^[1][2] He later attended Ravensbourne College, London.^[3]

Career

In 2011, he co-founded the production company Tall TV with Tim Dawson and Susan Nickson.^[4]

Personal life

Bye is married to comedian and actress Ruby Wax

He is married to comedian and actress Ruby Wax and has three children. His sister, Julia (d. 2009), was married to the 6th Lord Garvagh.^[5][6]

Filmography

Title	Year(s)	Role(s)	Notes
The Little and Large Show	1980-1981	Assistant floor manager
The Two Ronnies	1980-1982	Production Team
Three of a Kind	1981
By the Sea	1982
The Young Ones	1982–1984
Girls on Top	1985–1986	Director	Series 2
Filthy Rich & Catflap	1987		Co-directed with Paul Jackson
Red Dwarf	1988–1991; 1997–1999		Series I-IV and Series VII-VIII
Craig Goes Mad in Melbourne	1988	Director, producer	Mini-series
Canned Carrott	1990–1992
The Full Wax	1991–1993
Bottom	1991-1992		Series 1 and 2
The 10%ers	1993
Mama's Back!		Director
The Detectives	1993–1997	Director, producer
Jasper Carrott: Carrott U Like	1994		TV special
Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs	1995		Outtakes video
Jack and Jeremy's Police 4		Director
How To Be A Little Sod		Executive producer
Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives	1996	Script supervisor
Eddie Izzard: Definite Article		Director	Stand-up special
Ruby	1997–2000
Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island	1997
Red Dwarf: A-Z	1998	Director, producer	TV special
Can't Cook, Won't Cook
Kevin & Perry Go Large	2000	Director	Feature film
French & Saunders Live			Stand-up special
Lenny Henry in Pieces	2001; 2002	Director, producer	TV special and TV series
French & Saunders: The Egg	2002	Director	TV special
French & Saunders: Celebrity Christmas Puddings
Celeb		Director, producer
Fat Slags	2004	Director	Feature film
Absolutely Fabulous			"White Box" special
Foley & McColl: This Way Up	2005		TV pilot episode
Home Again	2006
The Vicar of Dibley	2007		"A Wholly Holy Happy Ending"
After You've Gone			Christmas special
My Family	2009–2011		2009 Christmas special and Series 10
Round Ireland with a Fridge	2010		Feature film
Coming of Age	2011		Series 3
Not Going Out	2013		Christmas special
Vicious	2013–2015
Death on the Tyne	2018		TV special
Dial M for Middlesbrough	2019
Murder, They Hope	2021-2023
Bottom: Exposed	2024	Actor	TV Documentary

”Apocalypse Slough”||2024||Director

References

1. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage 2003 volume 2, page 1528
2. "BYE, Francis Clifford Edward | ͏".
3. Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion, Robert Murphy, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019, p. 85
4. "Ed's Got Company".
5. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage 2003 volume 2, page 1528
6. "Ruby Wax's family devastated after tragic rail accident". 16 May 2009.

External links

• Ed Bye at IMDb
• Robert Llewellyn Video Interview with Ed Bye at LLEWTUBE
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• https://www.allmovie.com/artist/ed-bye-vn15904061
• https://www.metacritic.com/person/ed-bye
• https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ed_bye