Writing
Douglas Adams
- Titles
- 27movies12TV shows
- Career
Active from 1963 to 2017, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 3top three billing
- Average score
71/100
- Highest rated
Monty Python's Flying Circus92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Absurdist Humor8.3average 2.0
- Futuristic5.7average 0.9
- Tech & Humanity6.0average 1.6
- Wit & Wordplay7.6average 3.7
- Satire & Parody6.2average 2.3
- Situational Comedy6.5average 2.7
- Fantasy5.5average 1.7
- Wonder6.7average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.2, average 5.4
- Tension3.9, average 6.0
- Violence2.3, average 4.2
- Pathos3.4, average 5.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Cult Classic 2
- Quirky Characters 2
- Witty Dialogue 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Tom BakerActorDoctor Who: City of Death, Hyperland, Doctor Who: Shada, Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet, Doctor Who: Shada
Lalla WardActorDoctor Who: City of Death, Doctor Who: Shada, Doctor Who: Shada, Doctor Who: Shada
John CleeseActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Doctor Who: City of Death, Rockstar
Pennant RobertsDirectorDoctor Who: Shada, Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet, Doctor Who: Shada
Graham ChapmanActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Out of the Trees
Peter JonesActorThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
David DixonActorThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
John LeesonActorDoctor Who: The Pirate Planet, Doctor Who: Shada
Victoria BurgoyneActorDoctor Who: Shada, Doctor Who: Shada
Gerald CampionActorDoctor Who: Shada, Doctor Who: Shada
Simon JonesActorThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy- DDenis CareyActorDoctor Who: Shada, Doctor Who: Shada
Movies and TV shows
22Type
2020s
1 title · average score 33
Thanks
2010s
1 title · average score 71
Script Editor, Writer
2000s
6 titles · average score 60
as (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
Executive Producer, Screenplay
as (archive footage)
Writer
as Black shoe and blue jeans trouser leg
1990s
2 titles · average score 71
Script Editor, Writer
Writer
1980s
3 titles · average score 70
TV show · as Man in Ocean (uncredited) / Man in Pub (uncredited)
as Man in Ocean
Script Editor
1970s
7 titles
Writer, Script Editor
Script Editor
Script Editor
Script Editor
Script Editor
Writer
1960s
2 titles · average score 82
TV show · Writer
TV show · as Self