Cast & creator
Derren Litten
Best known for Heartbeat, Minder, A Touch of Frost
Derren Ronald Litten (born 21 December 1970) is an English comedy writer and actor, best known as the creator and writer of the sitcom Benidorm. Litten also co-wrote The Catherine Tate Show, for which he both wrote and appeared as several different characters in the first two series and the 2005 Christmas Special. He has also acted in many comedy and drama series including Perfect World, French and Saunders, Spaced, EastEnders, Coronation Street, Pie in the Sky with Richard Griffiths.
6
film credits
21
television credits
14
1979–2019 · acting roles
7.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (27)
Showing 27 of 27 credits
Heartbeat
Skinner
1992
Minder
Heavy
1979
A Touch of Frost
P.C. Hobbs
1992
Not Going Out
Additional Writing
2006
Dalziel and Pascoe
Mad Dog
1996
Doc Martin
Tony
2004
Pie in the Sky
PC Ed Guthrie
1994
Benidorm
Elvis
2007Benidorm
Writer
2007Benidorm
Creator
2007
Playhouse Presents
Writer
2012
Spaced
Daisy's Benefit Clerk
1999
Green Wing
Traffic cop
2004
Psychobitches
Writer
2013
The Catherine Tate Show
2004The Catherine Tate Show
Creator
2004
The Spa
Marcus Wells
2013The Spa
Executive Producer
2013The Spa
Writer
2013The Spa
Creator
2013
Hope Gap
Friendline Man
2019
Perfect World
Vaughan Rogers
2000
You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks
Writer
2016
Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday
Himself
2018Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday
Executive Producer
2018Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday
Director
2018Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday
Writer
2018