Portrait of Philip Martin

Writing

Philip Martin

Career

Active from 1962 to 2023, with a break from 1997 to 2018, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Bill
The Bill
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Philip Martin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Eroticism
    0.8, average 1.8
  • Cringe Humor
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Romance
    2.9, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Realism 2
  • Character-Driven Drama 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • British Television History 2
  • Anthology Drama 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Ensemble Cast Dynamics 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Iconic Theme Music 2
  • Time Travel Adventure 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

12
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Vote Sil
Vote Sil

Writer

2010s

1 title
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor (2019)

Writer

1990s

1 title
Virtual Murder
Virtual Murder (1992)

TV show · as Giles Bern

1980s

4 titles
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
Doctor Who: Mindwarp (1986)

Writer

Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos (1985)

Writer

The Remainder Man
The Remainder Man (1982)

Writer

The Unborn
The Unborn (1980)

as Narrator

1970s

4 titles · average score 72
Gangsters
Gangsters (1976)

TV show · as White Devil / Writer

Gangsters
Gangsters (1975)

as Rawlinson

Playhouse
Playhouse (1974)

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Rawlinson

1960s

1 title · average score 75
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
GoodWatch score 75

as Stacy (uncredited)