Portrait of Robert Holmes

Writing

Robert Holmes

Career

Active from 1955 to 1986, busiest in 1981 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Doctor Who: The Ark in Space
Doctor Who: The Ark in Space
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Holmes Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.0, average 3.0
  • Romance
    1.9, average 3.8
  • Family Dynamics
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Eroticism
    0.6, average 1.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Classic Doctor Who 3
  • Classic British Crime 2
  • Police Procedural 2
  • Character-Driven Mystery 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Classic British Detective Drama 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • British Sci-Fi Classic 2
  • Political Satire 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles
Built for War: The Sontaran Story
Built for War: The Sontaran Story (2006)

as (archival footage)

Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet?
Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet? (2001)

Creature Design

1980s

6 titles ยท average score 66
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet (1986)

Writer

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe (1986)

Writer

Doctor Who: The Two Doctors
Doctor Who: The Two Doctors (1985)

Writer

Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani (1984)

Writer

The Nightmare Man
The Nightmare Man (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Fothergill
Fothergill (1981)

Writer

1970s

29 titles ยท average score 76
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1977)

Writer, Script Editor

Doctor Who: The Sun Makers
Doctor Who: The Sun Makers (1977)

Writer

Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius
Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius (1976)

as Morbius Doctor (picture) (uncredited)

Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin
Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin (1976)

Script Editor, Writer

Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen
Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen (1975)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer, Script Editor

Doctor Who: The Ark in Space
Doctor Who: The Ark in Space (1975)
GoodWatch score 79

Script Editor, Writer

Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars (1975)

Writer, Script Editor

Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks (1975)
GoodWatch score 88

Script Editor

Doctor Who: The Time Warrior
Doctor Who: The Time Warrior (1974)

Writer

Return Flight
Return Flight (1972)

Writer

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons (1971)

Writer

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space (1970)

Writer

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 58
Doctor Who: The Krotons
Doctor Who: The Krotons (1969)

Writer

Doctor Who: The Space Pirates
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates (1969)

Writer

Invasion
Invasion (1965)
GoodWatch score 58

Story