Biography

Award winning director for Comedy/Drama, filming in the UK, Spain, South Africa, Malaysia and in the US - Bucket (BBC4), Gap Year (E4), Sunny D (BBC3), So Awkward (CBBC - BAFTA Nominated, Broadcast Award winner), Hank Zipzer The World's Greatest Underachiever (CBBC/DHX Media - RTS & BAFTA Nominated), Horrible Histories (CBBC/BBC1 - BAFTA/Comedy Award Winner) Lee Nelson's - Well Funny People + Well Good Show (BBC3), The Evermoor Chronicles (Disney / Lime Pictures, Emmy Nominated) Jamillah & Aladdin (CBBC/Kindle/Toonz Media).
Short Film - Written, produced & directed by Bex Rycroft - Meeting Daddy - Selected for Atlanta Film Festival (BBC America Programme) & Selected for Southwark Arts Forum 2014
Previous life as a Script Supervisor working across many award winning comedies, sketch shows and dramas - The Wrong Mans, Inside No9, Episodes, Twenty Twelve, Peep Show, The Mighty Boosh, Green Wing, Benidorm, Ugly Betty, 24 - Live Another Day and features - Paddington, Batman Returns, Bunny & the Bull, and Four Lions.
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Credits

Crow Girl, The 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2024
Series 1, Episode 5   Director 2024
Series 1, Episode 6   Director 2024
Screw 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 2, Episode 4   Director 2023
Series 2, Episode 5   Director 2023
Series 2, Episode 6   Director 2023
We Hunt Together 6 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 2, Episode 4   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 5   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 6   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 4   Director 2024
Series 2, Episode 5   Director 2024
Series 2, Episode 6   Director 2024
McDonald And Dodds 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
Series 2, Episode 2   Director 2021
Malory Towers 6 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2020
Series 1, Episode 5   Director 2020
Series 1, Episode 6   Director 2020
Series 1, Episode 7   Director 2020
Series 1, Episode 8   Director 2020
Series 1, Episode 9   Director 2020
Smile Love It Might Never Happen 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Episode 1   Director 2019
Episode 2   Director 2019
Episode 3   Director 2019
Athena, The 5 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 13   Director 2019
Series 1, Episode 15   Director 2019
Series 1, Episode 14   Director 2019
Series 1, Episode 16   Director 2019
Series 1, Episode 12   Director 2019
Danny And Mick 20 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2019
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2019
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2019
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2019
Series 1, Episode 5   Director 2019
Series 1, Episode 6   Director 2019
Series 1, Episode 7   Director 2019
Series 1, Episode 8   Director 2019
Series 1, Episode 9   Director 2019
Series 1, Episode 10   Director 2019
Series 2, Episode 1   Director 2019
Series 2, Episode 2   Director 2019
Series 2, Episode 3   Director 2019
Series 2, Episode 4   Director 2019
Series 2, Episode 5   Director 2019
Series 2, Episode 6   Director 2019
Series 2, Episode 7   Director 2019
Series 2, Episode 8   Director 2019
Series 2, Episode 9   Director 2019
Series 2, Episode 10   Director 2019
Hollyoaks 6 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Episode 4866   Director 2018
Episode 4867   Director 2018
Episode 4868   Director 2018
Episode 4869   Director 2018
Episode 4870   Director 2018
-   Director 2018
Gap Year 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 6   Director 2017
Bucket 4 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2016
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2016
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2016
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2016
Sunny D 4 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2016
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2016
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2016
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2016
All Over The Place 12 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 0   Director 2018
Series 0   Director 2018
Series 0   Director 2018
Series 0   Director 2018
Series 0   Director 2018
Series 6, Episode 1   Director 2016
Series 6, Episode 2   Director 2016
Series 6, Episode 3   Director 2016
Series 6, Episode 4   Director 2016
Series 6, Episode 5   Director 2016
Series 6, Episode 6   Director 2016
Series 6, Episode 7   Director 2017
Jamillah & Aladdin 14 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2015
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2015
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2015
Series 1, Episode 5   Director 2015
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2015
Series 1, Episode 8   Director 2015
Series 1, Episode 9   Director 2015
Series 1, Episode 10   Director 2015
Series 1, Episode 15   Director 2015
Series 1, Episode 23   Director 2015
Series 1, Episode 17   Director 2015
Series 1, Episode 18   Director 2015
Series 1, Episode 21   Director 2015
Series 1, Episode 22   Director 2015
So Awkward 7 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 7   Director 2014
Series 1, Episode 8   Director 2014
Series 1, Episode 10   Director 2014
Series 1, Episode 11   Director 2014
Series 1, Episode 12   Director 2014
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2014
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2014
Evermoor Chronicles, The 5 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 5   Director 2013
Series 1, Episode 6   Director 2013
Series 1, Episode 7   Director 2013
Series 1, Episode 8   Director 2013
Series 1, Episode 9   Director 2013
Lee Nelson's Well Funny People 7 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2012
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2012
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2012
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2012
Series 1, Episode 5   Director 2012
Series 1, Episode 6   Director 2012
Series 1, Episode 7   Director 2012
Hank Zipzer 7 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 6   Director 2013
Series 1, Episode 8   Director 2013
Series 1, Episode 10   Director 2003
Series 1, Episode 11   Director 2013
Series 1, Episode 9   Director 2013
Series 1, Episode 12   Director 2013
Series 1, Episode 13   Director 2013

Other Credits

Partners in Leadership Corporate Film View
Description Year
Produced by THE MOMENT - A US corporate comedy advert, with separate sketches to run alongside the main advert. Directed by Rebecca Rycroft, Written by Anthony Lynch & Rebecca Rycroft. Producers - Anthony Lynch & Jenna Hasell 2017
WANNABE Short Film / Taster View
Description Year
A mockumentary following Fantasy the larger than life Drag Queen who runs 'Fantasy's Fantasy Bar'. We discover what goes on behind the scenes at a local Queer Bar, in order to find out why these special spaces are being shut down. Meeting the bar staff, some of the loyal locals, and even the fabulous Door Bitch Veronica. Written & Produced by Tony Fran & Rebecca Rycroft. Directed by Rebecca Rycroft 2017
MEETING DADDY Short Film View
Description Year
A teenage daughter contacts her absentee father. We watch their first meeting in five years, seeing and hearing their every thoughts. Written, produced & Directed by Rebecca Rycroft Exec Produced by Fred Barron 2011
The Generation Game - FREEVIEW Commercial Viral View
Description Year
Produced by Silver Fish. The viral celebrated 10 fantastic years of Freeview in the UK, with members of the public watching the game show, and then entering to win prizes related to celebrated TV shows over the last ten years. The gameshow also included a series of live science experiments, and starred Jon Culshaw. Producer Mark Lucas. Written by Jon Holmes. Directed by Rebecca Rycroft 2015

Awards

  • Broadcast

    JAMILLAH & ALADDIN - Best Pre-School Programme - 2017

  • Broadcast

    BUCKET - People's Choice Award - 2017

  • Broadcast

    GAP YEAR - People's Choice Award - 2017

  • British Comedy Guide

    SUNNY D - Best New Comedy - 2016

  • BAFTA

    SO AWKWARD - Best Childrens comedy - 2016

  • Broadcast

    SO AWKWARD - Best Childrens Fiction WINNER - 2016

  • Royal Television Society

    HANK ZIPZER - Best Childrens Fiction - 2015

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