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Alan Plater

Titles
31movies52TV shows
Career

Active from 1956 to 2010, busiest in 1977 and 1983 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Alan Plater Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.9
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.2
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 12
  • Literary Adaptation 8
  • Social Commentary 6
  • British Television 5
  • Anthology Drama 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Character-Driven Investigation 4
  • Social Realism 4
  • Comfort Viewing 4
  • Period Piece 3
  • Nostalgic Atmosphere 3
  • Anthology Series 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
RoleAnyWriting30Appearances2Other crew2Acting1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s131980s111990s42000s22010s1
GenreAnyTV Movie19Drama18Romance6Comedy5Thriller2Action2Horror2Mystery2Music2Documentary2Adventure1War1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2010s

1 title · average score 60
GoodWatch60
Joe Maddison's War

In Memory Of, Screenplay

2000s

2 titles · average score 67

1990s

4 titles · average score 65

1980s

11 titles · average score 61

1970s

13 titles · average score 61
GoodWatch72
Juggernaut

Writer, Additional Dialogue

All 13 titles from the 1970s