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Portrait of Stephen Whittaker

Directing

Stephen Whittaker

Career

Active from 1968 to 2004, with a break from 1972 to 1984, busiest in 1997 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Stephen Whittaker Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.7, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Character-Driven Investigation 2
  • Family Saga 2
  • Class Conflict 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

3 titles · average score 66
The Rocket Post
The Rocket Post (2004)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Sons & Lovers
Sons & Lovers (2003)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

1990s

6 titles
A Life for a Life
A Life for a Life (1998)

Director

Stone Cold
Stone Cold (1997)

Director

Tangier Cop
Tangier Cop (1997)

Director

Stone, Scissors, Paper
Stone, Scissors, Paper (1997)

Director

Killing Me Softly
Killing Me Softly (1996)

Director

Closing Numbers
Closing Numbers (1993)

Director

1980s

3 titles · average score 46
Love Birds
Love Birds (1988)

Director

The Keep
The Keep (1983)
GoodWatch score 46

as S.S. Kommando

Only a Game
Only a Game (1981)

as Dave Rawlings

1970s

9 titles · average score 52
Yanks
Yanks (1979)
GoodWatch score 52

as Merchant Seaman

The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey (1978)

as Reporter

The Paradise Run
The Paradise Run (1976)

as Terrorist

The Legend of Robin Hood
The Legend of Robin Hood (1975)

TV show · as Ralph Gammon

I Escaped from Devil's Island
I Escaped from Devil's Island (1973)
GoodWatch score 47

as Leper Count

The Roses of Eyam
The Roses of Eyam (1973)

as Scythe Torre

Crown Court
Crown Court (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Kevin Wilson Lewis

Bury Me an Angel
Bury Me an Angel (1971)
GoodWatch score 43

as The Killer

Runaway, Runaway
Runaway, Runaway (1971)

Assistant Director

1960s

17 titles · average score 68
Up the Junction
Up the Junction (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

as Alf

To Sir, with Love
To Sir, with Love (1967)
GoodWatch score 74

as Schoolboy

Sat'day While Sunday
Sat'day While Sunday (1967)

TV show · as Ossie

I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Bellboy

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Paratrooper

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV show · as Joey

Out of the Unknown
Out of the Unknown (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Harold

Bewitched
Bewitched (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Eddy

Crossroads
Crossroads (1964)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Tony Mortimer

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show · as Davis / Roddy

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Craftsman Weams

Z-Cars
Z-Cars (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Stan Finch

1950s

2 titles · average score 68
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Marco

ITV Play of the Week
ITV Play of the Week (1955)

TV show · as Belhaven