Tom Basden

Acting

Tom Basden

Born

1980-11-30 (45)

Place of birth

Sutton, London, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

42 titles

Thomas William Basden (born 30 November 1980) is an English actor, writer, comedian, and musician. He is best known for co-creating and starring in Plebs, which won the Royal Television Society award for Best Scripted Comedy in 2014.[1] He was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2007 Edinburgh Comedy Awards and is a member of the sketch group Cowards. He co-wrote and starred in the 2025 film The Ballad of Wallis Island.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 5 titles

The Ballad of Wallis Island poster
7.3

An eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island tries to make his fantasies come true by getting his favourite musicians to perform at his home.

The Ballad of Wallis Island

2025

Plebs: Soldiers of Rome poster
6.3

Three Plebs join the army in peace-time, hoping to win respect, romance and military discounts at selected restaurants. But when war's declared they're sent to fight on the front line of a Roman legion for a cause they don't believe in. Now their main interest is the struggle for survival.

Plebs: Soldiers of Rome

2022

Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza poster
NR

Rachel's ambitious plans to hold a New Year party like those of old - together with Paul's determination to finally please his family after years of unimpressive fireworks displays - get corrupted; on Robin's suggestion, the family AirBNBs their own home in order to fund a New Year's Eve getaway to somewhere startlingly alike in suburban quality, with Paul's persistent boil necessitating the prerequisite of a sauna to quell it for good - which renders itself available in an unconventional method. Sue finds herself new friends in a slimmers' club whose activities seem directly antithetical to the group's aims, while Sam discovers the complexity of relationships after a mix-up results in an offensive gift to his new girlfriend.

Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza

2025

Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas poster
NR

Amy is home for the holidays, and Rachel is determined to engineer a classic Jessop family Christmas

Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas

2023

Venice at Dawn poster
NR

It is based on the classic British stage farce and a comedy of misunderstandings centered around a relationship break up and a painting which is called Venice at Dawn.

Venice at Dawn

2022

2010s · 5 titles

Series credits

The One Show poster
4.3

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

The One Show

2006

Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster
7.1

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996

Pointless Celebrities poster
6.3

Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a celebrity version of the general knowledge quiz in which contestants try to come up with the answers that nobody else could think of.

Pointless Celebrities

2011

Ricky Gervais Alley Cats poster
7.9

Outrageous misadventures run wild as feral cats cause chaos on the streets in this no-holds-barred animated comedy from Ricky Gervais.

Ricky Gervais Alley Cats

2026

Ghosts poster
7.9

A cash-strapped young couple inherits a grand country house, only to find it is both falling apart and teeming with the ghosts of former inhabitants.

Ghosts

2019

Man vs Bee poster
7.1

Bumbling dad Trevor tries to get the best of a cunning bee while house-sitting a posh mansion — but only unleashes more chaos in this comedy series.

Man vs Bee

2022

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast poster
7.1

Three lifelong pals embark on a chaotic quest to solve the mystery of their old friend's suspicious death and keep their own dark secret under wraps.

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast

2026

After Life poster
7.9

Tony had a perfect life. But after his wife Lisa suddenly dies, Tony changes. After contemplating taking his own life, he decides instead to live long enough to punish the world by saying and doing whatever he likes from now on.

After Life

2019

Mandy poster
7.5

Mandy is a woman with dreams. Big dreams. Most of all she dreams of breeding Doberman Pinchers. But there are hurdles to overcome before that dream can become a reality. In the series we'll see her go on a health kick, rent out her small back bedroom on Airbnb and attempt a series of short-lived jobs in the modern gig economy.

Mandy

2020

Plebs poster
7.3

Sitcom about three desperate young men from the suburbs who try to get laid, hold down jobs and climb the social ladder in the big city - which just happens to be ancient Rome.

Plebs

2013

Jam and Jerusalem poster
7.2

The Women's Guild is an organisation in the small town of Clatterford St. Mary that aims to promote truth, justice, tolerance and fellowship. Or maybe it's just an excuse for good, old-fashioned gossip. Regardless, meetings feature discussions and visiting speakers. The Guild is the center of life in Clatterford, which has a good cross-section of people, local shops and a late-night convenience store.

Jam and Jerusalem

2006

W1A poster
7.7

The follow-up to 'Twenty Twelve' as Ian Fletcher takes up the position of 'Head of Values' at the BBC. His task is to clarify, define, or re-define the core purpose of the BBC across all its functions and to position it confidently for the future, in particular for Licence Fee Renegotiation and Charter Renewal in 2016 and 2017 respectively.

W1A

2014

Derek poster
7.4

Derek is a loyal nursing home caretaker who sees only the good in his quirky co-workers as they struggle against prejudice and shrinking budgets to care for their elderly residents.

Derek

2013

After You've Gone poster
4.8

After You've Gone is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC One from 12 January 2007 to 21 December 2008. Starring Nicholas Lyndhurst, Celia Imrie, Dani Harmer and Ryan Sampson, the three season comedy follows handyman Jimmy Venables, who moves in with his teenage children and his mother-in-law Diana after his ex-wife Ann goes to Africa to help with a flood.

After You've Gone

2007

Hyperdrive poster
6.5

Set in 2151 and 2152, it follows the crew of HMS Camden Lock as they stumble through their heroic mission to protect British interests in a changing galaxy.

Hyperdrive

2006

The Last Bus poster
6.5

After embarking on a life-changing field trip, a group of whip-smart students fight to save humanity from an army of ruthless drones.

The Last Bus

2022

Here We Go poster
6.5

Family life with no filter. The Jessops navigate life's everyday challenges - from changing jobs to kidnapping dogs.

Here We Go

2022

The Wrong Mans poster
7.3

Comedy thriller about two well-meaning idiots who become entangled in a hideous world of crime, conspiracy and corruption.

The Wrong Mans

2013

Vital Signs poster
4.2

Rhoda Bradley is a busy mum frustrated with her job as a supermarket check-out assistant. When she discovers the health service is recruiting new doctors, she decides to enrol in medical school — but the move doesn't go over too well with either her competitive sister Maddy, or her husband Tony, who fears the decision will turn their lives upside down.

Vital Signs

2006

Women on the Verge poster
5.5

The lives of three women in their 30s, as they navigate the challenges of life, love and relationships. Whilst everyone else is settling down, married with kids, and increasingly in control of their lives, Laura, Katie and Alison seem to be moving in the opposite direction.

Women on the Verge

2018

Quacks poster
7.5

A raucous comedy set in Victorian London about four medical pioneers fighting to make a mark on the world.

Quacks

2017

Cowards poster
4.0

Four-man sketch show packed with surprise and invention - all delivered with a unique brand of joyful deadpan absurdity.

Cowards

2009

Behind the camera

The Ballad of Wallis Island poster
7.3

An eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island tries to make his fantasies come true by getting his favourite musicians to perform at his home.

The Ballad of Wallis Island

2025

Plebs: Soldiers of Rome poster
6.3

Three Plebs join the army in peace-time, hoping to win respect, romance and military discounts at selected restaurants. But when war's declared they're sent to fight on the front line of a Roman legion for a cause they don't believe in. Now their main interest is the struggle for survival.

Plebs: Soldiers of Rome

2022

Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza poster
NR

Rachel's ambitious plans to hold a New Year party like those of old - together with Paul's determination to finally please his family after years of unimpressive fireworks displays - get corrupted; on Robin's suggestion, the family AirBNBs their own home in order to fund a New Year's Eve getaway to somewhere startlingly alike in suburban quality, with Paul's persistent boil necessitating the prerequisite of a sauna to quell it for good - which renders itself available in an unconventional method. Sue finds herself new friends in a slimmers' club whose activities seem directly antithetical to the group's aims, while Sam discovers the complexity of relationships after a mix-up results in an offensive gift to his new girlfriend.

Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza

2025

Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas poster
NR

Amy is home for the holidays, and Rachel is determined to engineer a classic Jessop family Christmas

Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas

2023

No artwork available
2.0

Owen and Jamie are a pair of nobodies who prevent global disasters with the help of a time-transient civil servant.

Brave Young Men

2009

Very Few Fish poster
NR

A short film. In London, two separate couples go on dates with each other to try and fall in love.

Very Few Fish

2013

The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island poster
6.0

Lottery winner, Charles Heath, pays a folk singer, Herb McGwyer, to visit to his private island and perform for him for a fee of half a million pounds. Isolated from the world, the jaded folk singer's passion for music is slowly reignited.

The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island

2007