Portrait of Willy Russell

Writing

Willy Russell

Career

Active from 1967 to 2014, with a break from 1994 to 2013, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for One Summer
One Summer
GoodWatch score79/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

    1984 · Nominated · 56th Academy Awards

    Educating Rita

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Willy Russell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.3, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.0, average 5.9
  • Mystery
    2.1, average 3.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Nostalgic Television 2
  • British Social Realism 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Heartwarming 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers (2014)

Writer

1990s

6 titles · average score 71
Germans de sang
Germans de sang (1996)

Original Story

Terraces
Terraces (1993)

Screenplay

Julie Walters and Friends
Julie Walters and Friends (1991)

Writer

Julie Walters and Friends
Julie Walters and Friends (1991)

TV show

Färdknäpp
Färdknäpp (1991)

Theatre Play

Dancin' Thru the Dark
Dancin' Thru the Dark (1990)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sourface

1980s

4 titles · average score 60
Shirley Valentine
Shirley Valentine (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Original Music Composer

Educating Rita
Educating Rita (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

Theatre Play, Screenplay

A Time to Die
A Time to Die (1982)
GoodWatch score 42

Screenplay

The Boy with the Transistor Radio
The Boy with the Transistor Radio (1980)

Writer

1970s

6 titles · average score 71
The Daughters of Albion
The Daughters of Albion (1979)

Writer

The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

Lies
Lies (1978)

Writer

Our Day Out
Our Day Out (1977)
GoodWatch score 79

Writer

The Death of a Young Young Man
The Death of a Young Young Man (1975)

Writer

Break In
Break In (1975)

Writer