Acting
Melvyn Bragg
- Titles
- 67movies18TV shows
- Career
Active from 1965 to 2013, busiest in 1965 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 15top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Jesus Christ Superstar72/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Showbiz5.8average 1.2
- Historical6.8average 2.6
- Biographical3.5average 0.9
- Politics5.0average 2.6
- Satire & Parody3.8average 2.3
- Spiritual3.3average 2.0
- Nostalgia4.8average 3.6
- Social Commentary6.0average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.5, average 5.2
- Family Dynamics1.8, average 4.7
- Crime1.8, average 3.7
- Mystery2.3, average 4.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- British Culture 3
- Character Study 3
- Educational 2
- Biographical 2
- Historical Documentary 2
- Intellectual 2
- Informative 2
- Thought-Provoking 2
- Archival Footage 2
- Educational Series 2
- British Television 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ken RussellDirectorThe Music Lovers, The Debussy Film, Always on Sunday
Oliver ReedActorThe Debussy Film, Always on Sunday- AAnnette RobertsonActorThe Debussy Film, Always on Sunday
Harry EnfieldActorSir Norbert Smith: A Life, Norbert Smith – a Life- IIzabella TelezynskaActorThe Music Lovers, The Debussy Film
- DDavid ThomasDirectorCountertenors, The South Bank Show: Ken Loach
Douglas SlocombeCinematographerJesus Christ Superstar, The Music Lovers
Movies and TV shows
46Upcoming
2 titles
Norbert Smith – a Life
TV show
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
as Narrator
2010s
4 titles
2000s
4 titles
Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain (2008)
TV show · Creator
Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic (2006)
Executive Producer
R.E.M. (2002)
as Presenter
1990s
9 titles
Countertenors (1999)
as Presenter
The Garden Party (1998)
TV show
An Interview with Dennis Potter (1994)
as Interviewer
The South Bank Show: Ken Loach (1993)
as Presenter
Naked Making Lunch (1992)
Presenter
The South Bank Show: Terence Davies (1992)
as Interviewer
Plunder (1990)
TV show
1980s
14 titles
Sir Norbert Smith: A Life (1989)
as Interviewer
J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate (1987)
as Presenter
David Lean: A Life in Film (1985)
as Narrator
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree (1981)
as Presenter
1970s
7 titles · average score 70
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978)
Editor, Executive Producer
Whose Doctor Who (1977)
as Presenter
Orion (1977)
Book
The Lively Arts (1976)
TV show · as Presenter
72
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
Screenplay
69
The Music Lovers (1971)
Screenplay
1960s
6 titles · average score 65
65
Play Dirty (1969)
Screenplay
64
Isadora (1968)
Screenplay, Adaptation
Familiar Spirits (1966)
Producer
67
Always on Sunday (1965)
Scenario Writer, Writer
The Debussy Film (1965)
Screenplay, Scenario Writer
