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Writing

Ted Willis

Career

Active from 1948 to 1978, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Woman in a Dressing Gown
Woman in a Dressing Gown
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ted Willis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Nostalgic Period Piece 3
  • Mid-Century TV 2
  • Everyday Life 2
  • British Period Drama 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Nostalgic Atmosphere 2
  • British Social Drama 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Nostalgic Appeal 2
  • Family-Oriented 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Mrs. Harris und der Heiratsschwindler
Mrs. Harris und der Heiratsschwindler (1991)

Teleplay

1980s

4 titles
Mrs. Harris fährt nach Monte Carlo
Mrs. Harris fährt nach Monte Carlo (1989)

Teleplay

Mrs. Harris - Der geschmuggelte Henry
Mrs. Harris - Der geschmuggelte Henry (1987)

Teleplay

Mrs. Harris fährt nach Moskau
Mrs. Harris fährt nach Moskau (1987)

Teleplay

Mrs. Harris - Freund mit Rolls Royce
Mrs. Harris - Freund mit Rolls Royce (1984)

Teleplay

1970s

3 titles · average score 57
Maneaters Are Loose!
Maneaters Are Loose! (1978)

Novel

Street Party
Street Party (1977)

Writer

Our Miss Fred
Our Miss Fred (1972)
GoodWatch score 57

Story

1960s

3 titles · average score 60
Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest (1963)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

The Horsemasters
The Horsemasters (1961)

Writer

Flame in the Streets
Flame in the Streets (1961)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay, Story

1950s

13 titles · average score 65
No Trees in the Street
No Trees in the Street (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

The Scent of Fear
The Scent of Fear (1959)

Writer

Hot Summer Night
Hot Summer Night (1959)

Writer

The Young and the Guilty
The Young and the Guilty (1958)

Screenplay

Woman in a Dressing Gown
Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

It's Great to be Young!
It's Great to be Young! (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay, Original Story

One Good Turn
One Good Turn (1955)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Burnt Evidence
Burnt Evidence (1954)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

The Large Rope
The Large Rope (1953)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

Trouble in Store
Trouble in Store (1953)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

The Blue Lamp
The Blue Lamp (1950)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer

The Undefeated
The Undefeated (1950)

Writer

1940s

3 titles · average score 61
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer

The Huggetts Abroad
The Huggetts Abroad (1949)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Good-Time Girl
Good-Time Girl (1948)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer