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Writing

Clive Exton

Career

Active from 1956 to 2003, busiest in 1964 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
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 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Clive Exton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Social Realism 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Anthology Series 3
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Character-Driven Investigation 2
  • Slow-Burn Narrative 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles · average score 29
Red Sonja
Red Sonja (1985)
GoodWatch score 38

Screenplay

The Awakening
The Awakening (1980)
GoodWatch score 21

Writer

1970s

11 titles · average score 62
Casting the Runes
Casting the Runes (1979)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

Henry Intervening
Henry Intervening (1979)

Writer

Stigma
Stigma (1977)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

The Breakthrough
The Breakthrough (1975)

Screenplay

The House in Nightmare Park
The House in Nightmare Park (1973)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer, Writer

Doomwatch
Doomwatch (1972)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

Running Scared
Running Scared (1972)

Screenplay

Friß, Pappi, friß!
Friß, Pappi, friß! (1972)

Writer

10 Rillington Place
10 Rillington Place (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

The Rainbirds
The Rainbirds (1971)

Writer

Entertaining Mr. Sloane
Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1970)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

1960s

11 titles · average score 65
Target Generation
Target Generation (1969)

Adaptation

Isadora
Isadora (1968)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours (1967)

Teleplay

The Human Voice
The Human Voice (1966)
GoodWatch score 68

Teleplay

The Three Faces
The Three Faces (1965)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

The Trial of Dr. Fancy
The Trial of Dr. Fancy (1964)

Writer

Night Must Fall
Night Must Fall (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

The Bone Yard
The Bone Yard (1964)

Writer

A Place to Go
A Place to Go (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Where I Live
Where I Live (1960)

Writer

I'll Have You to Remember
I'll Have You to Remember (1960)

Writer

1950s

1 title
Theatre Night
Theatre Night (1957)

TV show · as The Hon. Charles Trent-Garby