Writing
Ian La Frenais
- Career
Active from 1961 to 2017, busiest in 2005 with 4 main titles.
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Porridge: No Way Out92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Psychological4.0, average 5.5
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
- Uncanny1.2, average 2.5
- Melancholy3.4, average 4.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 7
- Social Commentary 6
- Character-Driven Humor 5
- Classic British Sitcom 4
- Witty Dialogue 4
- Sharp Dialogue 4
- British Sitcom 4
- Swinging Sixties 3
- Friendship Dynamics 3
- Physical Comedy 3
- Political Intrigue 2
- British Humor 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Dick ClementWriterFlushed Away, The Bank Job, Vice Versa, My Generation, Goal!, +19 more
Fulton MackayActorWater, Porridge, Porridge: The Desperate Hours, Porridge: No Way Out
Brian WildeActorPorridge, Porridge: The Desperate Hours, Porridge: No Way Out
Ronnie BarkerActorPorridge, Porridge: The Desperate Hours, Porridge: No Way Out
Richard BeckinsaleActorPorridge, Porridge: The Desperate Hours, Porridge: No Way Out
Bill NighyActorFlushed Away, Still Crazy
Billy ConnollyActorWater, Still Crazy
Leonard RossiterActorWater, Otley
James VilliersActorOtley, The Touchables
James BolamActorOtley, The Likely Lads
Oliver ReedActorHannibal Brooks, The Jokers
Sam KellyActorPorridge: The Desperate Hours, Porridge: No Way Out
Movies and TV shows
31Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by
2010s
3 titles · average score 60
GoodWatch score 74Writer, Producer
GoodWatch score 53Writer
GoodWatch score 54Screenplay
2000s
6 titles · average score 59
GoodWatch score 72Screenplay
GoodWatch score 64Screenplay
TV show
GoodWatch score 69Screenplay, Story
GoodWatch score 59Screenplay
GoodWatch score 33Executive Producer, Writer
1990s
2 titles · average score 76
GoodWatch score 73Writer, Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 79Co-Producer, Screenplay
1980s
5 titles · average score 58
GoodWatch score 62Producer, Writer
GoodWatch score 60Writer, Producer
GoodWatch score 47Writer
GoodWatch score 62Producer
Teleplay, Story
1970s
10 titles · average score 63
GoodWatch score 74Writer
GoodWatch score 49Screenplay
Writer, Producer
GoodWatch score 69Writer
GoodWatch score 86Writer
GoodWatch score 92Writer
GoodWatch score 38Additional Dialogue
GoodWatch score 62Screenplay
GoodWatch score 42Screenplay
GoodWatch score 53Other
1960s
5 titles · average score 57
GoodWatch score 70Screenplay
GoodWatch score 51Screenplay
GoodWatch score 55Writer
GoodWatch score 45Screenplay
GoodWatch score 63Screenplay