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Portrait of Dennis Potter

Writing

Dennis Potter

Career

Active from 1960 to 2003, busiest in 1965 and 1968 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dreamchild
Dreamchild
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dennis Potter Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Wholesome
    1.6, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 8
  • Psychological Drama 6
  • Social Realism 6
  • Character Study 6
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Literary Adaptation 4
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • British Drama 3
  • Non-Linear Narrative 3
  • Psychological Exploration 3
  • Character-Driven 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles · average score 46
The Singing Detective
The Singing Detective (2003)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

The Bittersweet
The Bittersweet (2000)

Writer, Theatre Play

1990s

5 titles · average score 58
Mesmer
Mesmer (1994)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

Midnight Movie
Midnight Movie (1994)

Producer, Writer

Message for Posterity
Message for Posterity (1994)

Writer

Secret Friends
Secret Friends (1991)

Novel, Director

Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Follow the Yellow Brick Road (1991)

Writer

1980s

11 titles · average score 66
Blackeyes
Blackeyes (1989)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Narrator (voice, uncredited)

Track 29
Track 29 (1988)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

Visitors
Visitors (1987)

Writer

Dreamchild
Dreamchild (1985)
GoodWatch score 84

Executive Producer, Writer

Television
Television (1985)

TV show

Gorky Park
Gorky Park (1983)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Brimstone & Treacle
Brimstone & Treacle (1982)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Story, Screenplay

Pennies from Heaven
Pennies from Heaven (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

Cream in My Coffee
Cream in My Coffee (1980)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

Blade on the Feather
Blade on the Feather (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Rain on the Roof
Rain on the Roof (1980)

Writer

1970s

13 titles · average score 68
Blue Remembered Hills
Blue Remembered Hills (1979)
GoodWatch score 74

as Narrator (voice, uncredited)

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

TV show

Brimstone and Treacle
Brimstone and Treacle (1976)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

Where Adam Stood
Where Adam Stood (1976)

Writer

Double Dare
Double Dare (1976)

Writer

Schmoedipus
Schmoedipus (1974)

Writer

Joe's Ark
Joe's Ark (1974)

Writer

Only Make Believe
Only Make Believe (1973)

Writer

Traitor
Traitor (1971)

Writer

Paper Roses
Paper Roses (1971)

Writer

Angels Are So Few
Angels Are So Few (1970)

Writer

Lay Down Your Arms
Lay Down Your Arms (1970)

Writer

1960s

11 titles
Son of Man
Son of Man (1969)

Writer

Moonlight on the Highway
Moonlight on the Highway (1969)

Writer

Shaggy Dog
Shaggy Dog (1968)

Writer

A Beast with Two Backs
A Beast with Two Backs (1968)

Writer

The Bone Grinder
The Bone Grinder (1968)

Writer

Where the Buffalo Roam
Where the Buffalo Roam (1966)

Writer

Emergency Ward 9
Emergency Ward 9 (1966)

Writer

VOTE, VOTE, VOTE for Nigel Barton
VOTE, VOTE, VOTE for Nigel Barton (1965)

Writer

Stand Up, Nigel Barton
Stand Up, Nigel Barton (1965)

Writer

Alice
Alice (1965)

Screenplay

Between Two Rivers
Between Two Rivers (1960)

as Narrator