Shelagh Delaney
Writer · Died November 20, 2011, aged 72 · Salford, Lancashire, England
Shelagh Delaney, FRSL was an English dramatist and screenwriter, best known for her debut work, A Taste of Honey.
Biography from TMDB.
- November 25, 1938
- November 20, 2011 (aged 72)
- Salford, Lancashire, England
- Writer
- 6 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Shelagh Delaney's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Shelagh Delaney's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MGM+ (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Shelagh Delaney's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
16 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
National Theatre Live: A Taste of Honey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Railway Station Man(1992)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Three Days in August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Dance with a Stranger(1985)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
A Taste of Honey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
A Taste of Honey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Find Me First (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
The House That Jack Built (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Seven Faces of Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Long Ago, Tomorrow(1971)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Charlie Bubbles(1968)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Red, White, and Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
The White Bus(1967)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
A Taste of Honey(1961)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles from 1961 to 2014.
Biggest box office
Dance with a Stranger (1985)
Highest rated
A Taste of Honey (1961)
Most popular right now
Dance with a Stranger (1985)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Shelagh Delaney's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 56/100 and the plot and story 39/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Shelagh Delaney work with?
People who share at least 2 of Shelagh Delaney's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Margery Mason shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Margery MasonShared titles: Long Ago, Tomorrow (1971), Charlie Bubbles (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Margery Mason
Composers
- Richard HartleyShared titles: The Railway Station Man (1992), Dance with a Stranger (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Hartley
- Misha DonatShared titles: Charlie Bubbles (1968), The White Bus (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Misha Donat
Producers
- Roger Randall-CutlerShared titles: The Railway Station Man (1992), Dance with a Stranger (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Roger Randall-Cutler