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Portrait of Dandy Nichols

Acting

Dandy Nichols

Career

Active from 1948 to 1985, busiest in 1981 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for In Sickness and in Health
In Sickness and in Health
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dandy Nichols Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.3, average 5.4
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1
  • Wonder
    2.4, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 2
  • Classic British Sitcom 2
  • Working-Class Realism 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Working-Class Satire 2
  • Family Conflict 2
  • Psychological Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

102
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Great Comedy Moments
Great Comedy Moments (2001)

as Else Garnett (archive footage)

1980s

12 titles · average score 68
In Sickness and in Health
In Sickness and in Health (1985)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Else Garnett

Sharing Time
Sharing Time (1984)

TV show · as Hilda

The Plague Dogs
The Plague Dogs (1982)
GoodWatch score 75

as Phyllis (voice)

Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital (1982)
GoodWatch score 54

as Florrie: The Workers

Objects of Affection
Objects of Affection (1982)

TV show · as Lily

Marks
Marks (1982)

as Lily

Till Death...
Till Death... (1981)

TV show · as Else Garnett

Bergerac
Bergerac (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Mrs. Honeyman

The Bagthorpe Saga
The Bagthorpe Saga (1981)

TV show · as Mrs Fosdyke

Findings on a Late Afternoon
Findings on a Late Afternoon (1981)

as Nanny

Kate: The Good Neighbour
Kate: The Good Neighbour (1980)

as Mrs. Druce

Time of My Life
Time of My Life (1980)

TV show · as Mrs Biggs

1970s

16 titles · average score 61
Design for Living
Design for Living (1979)

as Miss Hodge

In the Labyrinth
In the Labyrinth (1976)

as Edith Harrison

Late Call
Late Call (1975)

TV show · as Sylvia Calvert

Confessions of a Window Cleaner
Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)
GoodWatch score 42

as Mrs. Lea

Playhouse
Playhouse (1974)

TV show · as Nanny

O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man! (1973)
GoodWatch score 79

as Tea Lady / Neighbour

Centre Play
Centre Play (1973)

TV show · as Edith Harrison

Home
Home (1972)

as Marjorie

The Alf Garnett Saga
The Alf Garnett Saga (1972)
GoodWatch score 51

as Else Garnett

Shirley's World
Shirley's World (1972)

TV show

First Love
First Love (1970)
GoodWatch score 59

as Prinzessin Zasekina

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

1960s

33 titles · average score 65
Till Death Us Do Part
Till Death Us Do Part (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

as Else Garnett

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show · as Mrs. Hanley

The Birthday Party
The Birthday Party (1968)
GoodWatch score 63

as Meg Bowles

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show · as Mrs. Harris

Man in a Suitcase
Man in a Suitcase (1967)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

Till Death Us Do Part
Till Death Us Do Part (1966)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Else Garnett

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Miss Hodge / Esme Flint

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV show · as Nancy Broughton

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

as Mrs. Sprat

Ladies Who Do
Ladies Who Do (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mrs. Merryweather

Don't Talk to Strange Men
Don't Talk to Strange Men (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

as Molly

Maigret
Maigret (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Concierge

1950s

31 titles · average score 61
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show

The Strange World of Planet X
The Strange World of Planet X (1958)
GoodWatch score 47

as Mrs. Tucker

The Vikings
The Vikings (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

as Bridget

Emergency: Ward 10
Emergency: Ward 10 (1957)

TV show

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Mrs. Tremblow / Mrs. Innes Hook

Yield to the Night
Yield to the Night (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mrs. Price

Where There's a Will
Where There's a Will (1955)
GoodWatch score 65

as Maud Hodge

The Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea (1955)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mrs. Elton

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene (1953)

as Mrs. Harris

Meet Mr. Lucifer
Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mrs. Clarke

The Happy Family
The Happy Family (1952)

as Ada

The Holly and the Ivy
The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
GoodWatch score 69

as Neighbour

1940s

9 titles · average score 70
The History of Mr. Polly
The History of Mr. Polly (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mrs. Johnson

Don't Ever Leave Me
Don't Ever Leave Me (1949)

as Mrs. Marshall

Now Barabbas
Now Barabbas (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

as Smith's Mother

The Fatal Night
The Fatal Night (1948)

as Charwoman

The Fallen Idol
The Fallen Idol (1948)
GoodWatch score 85

as Mrs. Patterson

Scott of the Antarctic
Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
GoodWatch score 70

as Caroline

The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy (1948)
GoodWatch score 73

as Miss Hawkins (uncredited)

Here Come the Huggetts
Here Come the Huggetts (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

as Aunt Edie Hopkins

Woman Hater
Woman Hater (1948)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mrs. Burrell