Portrait of Nicholas Phipps

Writing

Nicholas Phipps

Career

Active from 1941 to 1968, busiest in 1948 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Captain's Paradise
The Captain's Paradise
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nicholas Phipps Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.5, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    3.3, average 5.5
  • Scare
    0.7, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic British Comedy 4
  • Situational Humor 4
  • Period Piece 3
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Lighthearted Romance 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Nautical Setting 2
  • Witty Banter 2
  • Charming Characters 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title ยท average score 65
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
GoodWatch score 65

as Snaggot

1960s

12 titles ยท average score 57
Some Girls Do
Some Girls Do (1969)
GoodWatch score 56

as Lord Dunnberry

Charlie Bubbles
Charlie Bubbles (1968)
GoodWatch score 63

as Agent

Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs (1964)

TV show

Doctor in Distress
Doctor in Distress (1963)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

Summer Holiday
Summer Holiday (1963)
GoodWatch score 47

as Wrightmore

Heavens Above!
Heavens Above! (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

as DG

The Wild and the Willing
The Wild and the Willing (1962)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

A Pair of Briefs
A Pair of Briefs (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

as Peter Sutcliffe

The Amorous Prawn
The Amorous Prawn (1962)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

No Love for Johnnie
No Love for Johnnie (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Doctor in Love
Doctor in Love (1960)
GoodWatch score 44

as Dr. Clive Cardew

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960)
GoodWatch score 55

as Major Hargreaves

1950s

23 titles ยท average score 60
The Captain's Table
The Captain's Table (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

as Reddish

The Lady is a Square
The Lady is a Square (1959)

Writer

Don't Panic Chaps
Don't Panic Chaps (1959)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mortimer

Doctor at Large
Doctor at Large (1957)
GoodWatch score 50

as Mr. Wayland

Doctor at Sea
Doctor at Sea (1955)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

All for Mary
All for Mary (1955)

as Gen. McLintock-White

Mad About Men
Mad About Men (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

as Col. Barclay Sutton

The Captain's Paradise
The Captain's Paradise (1953)
GoodWatch score 72

as The Major

Escape Route
Escape Route (1952)
GoodWatch score 56

Additional Dialogue

Appointment with Venus
Appointment with Venus (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

as Minister

Madeleine
Madeleine (1950)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

Into the Blue
Into the Blue (1950)

Writer

1940s

13 titles ยท average score 65
Adam and Evelyne
Adam and Evelyne (1949)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer

Maytime in Mayfair
Maytime in Mayfair (1949)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sir Henry Hazelrigg

The First Gentleman
The First Gentleman (1948)

Screenplay

Spring in Park Lane
Spring in Park Lane (1948)
GoodWatch score 70

as Marquis of Borechester

Woman Hater
Woman Hater (1948)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

Elizabeth of Ladymead
Elizabeth of Ladymead (1948)

as John Beresford in 1854

The Courtneys of Curzon Street
The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947)
GoodWatch score 59

as Phipps

Piccadilly Incident
Piccadilly Incident (1946)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

This Man Is Mine
This Man Is Mine (1946)

Adaptation

I Live in Grosvenor Square
I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945)
GoodWatch score 67

Scenario Writer

You Will Remember
You Will Remember (1941)

as Earl of Potter

Contraband
Contraband (1940)
GoodWatch score 84

as Man in Car