David Elliott

Director · Died November 10, 2023, aged 92 · Slough, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

David Elliott (May 7th, 1931 - November 10th, 2023) was a British television director and film editor. He worked on various series produced by AP Films / Century 21 Productions, including as a director on Thunderbirds.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: May 7, 1931
Died: November 10, 2023 (aged 92)
From: Slough, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Works as: Director
Titles: 6 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 16% in 30 days

What are David Elliott's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

49%

Morality

19%

Self

10%

Survival

10%

Ideas

9%

Society

4%

Loyalty3 Family bonds3 Duty3 Purpose2 Hope2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling

5

Hopeful

4

Joyful

2

Tense

2

How their films linger

Fun3 Hopeful3 Feel-good2

How their films end

Happy3
Bittersweet1
Cyclical1

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 David Elliott's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Shout! TV4 titles, show their 4 titles on Shout! TV

Subscription and free streaming for David Elliott'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

28 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Director
Presented in Supercolorisation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Thunderbirds 55/GOGO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Supervising Technical Director
Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Supervising Technical Director
HD21 The Worlds of Gerry Anderson in High Definition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Director
Thunderbirds 1965: Introducing Thunderbirds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Supervising Technical Director
Thunderbirds 1965: The Abominable Snowman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Supervising Technical Director
Thunderbirds 1965: The Stately Homes Robberies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Director
This Is Supermarionation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Director
Countdown to Disaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Director
Invaders from the Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Director
The Incredible Voyage of Stingray(1980)
Director
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Thunderbirds: Path of Destruction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Director
Thunderbirds: Security Hazard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Director
Thunderbirds: Martian Invasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Director
Thunderbirds: The Duchess Assignment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Director
Thunderbirds: Cry Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Director
Thunderbirds: City of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Director
Thunderbirds: Vault of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Director
Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Director
Thunderbirds: Day of Disaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Director
Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Director
Thunderbirds(1965)
Show 9 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Stingray(1964)
Show 7 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Fireball XL5(1962)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Supercar(1961)
Show 10 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Crossroads to Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Editor
Fire Down Below(1957)
Sound Editor
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles from 1957 to 2025.

Highest rated

Thunderbirds (1965)

Midcredits 85^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing23 of 28 · 62^ndEditing1 of 28Other crew5 of 28

By decade

1950s1 · crew1960s15 · crew1980s3 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s4 · crew

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.

Who does David Elliott work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Elliott's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alan Pattillo shares the most, 5.

Directors

Alan Pattillo5 titles See all 5 shared titles with Alan Pattillo
John Kelly3 titles See all 3 shared titles with John Kelly
Desmond Saunders3 titles See all 3 shared titles with Desmond Saunders
Gerry Anderson5 titles · 2 as director See all 5 shared titles with Gerry Anderson