Ben Wheatley
- Writer, director, editor and executive producer
Press clippings
The week in TV: Generation Z
Sue Johnston and Anita Dobson devour the young in Ben Wheatley's gripping zombie drama.
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 3rd November 2024Generation Z review
At times it feels as if Wheatley couldn't decide whether he was making a Black Mirror episode or a Shaun Of The Dead reboot but in the end that doesn't really matter - the result is a successful mix of both with a bit of social commentary thrown into the mix too.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th October 2024Generation Z review
Sue Johnston and Anita Dobson steal the show as the flesh-eating living dead in Channel 4's horror series by Ben Wheatley.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 27th October 2024Generation Z scribe tells how Covid coloured the comedy
Writer and director Ben Wheatley discusses soon-to-air Channel 4 zombie series.
Marian McHugh, Broadcast, 23rd October 2024Sue Johnston and Robert Lindsay join Generation Z cast
Channel 4 has revealed a selection of first-look images alongside the cast joining Ben Wheatley's apocalyptic comedy drama Generation Z.
British Comedy Guide, 18th October 2023Channel 4 orders flesh-eating comedy drama horror
Channel 4 has ordered Generation Z, a comedy drama from Ben Wheatley featuring "pitch-black humour".
British Comedy Guide, 19th August 2019Ben Wheatley interview
The cult Brit director on his new film airing on BBC 2 and making a movie without violence.
Lou Thomas, Den Of Geek, 30th December 2018Seasonal shenanigans of a different sort course through Ben Wheatley's new film Happy New Year, Colin Burstead, a nightmarish vision of familial disharmony starring Kill List's Neil Maskell as the eponymous host of a New Year's Eve get-together that starts going pear-shaped before his extended family even get through the door of the Downton Abbey-style heritage home he's rented for them. Hayley Squires, Charles Dance, Bill Paterson and Doon Mackichan are among the top-notch cast Wheatley has assembled to play Colin's squabbling relatives, but it's Sam Riley's appearance as the black sheep of the family that pushes everyone ever closer to the edge, particularly Colin, whose beleaguered, unappreciated effort to honour his family ties feels like an apt representation of the chaos of Brexit-era Britain.
Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 30th November 2018BBC buys new Ben Wheatley film for Christmas broadcast
BBC Two has acquired acclaimed director Ben Wheatley's new feature film for broadcast on television over Christmas, rather than a cinema release. The characters will later return in a full length TV series.
British Comedy Guide, 10th September 2018