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David Savile

David Savile

Actor

Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 55 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 29% in 30 days

What are David Savile's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
34%
Power
30%
Self
21%
Morality
15%
War2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Thrilling
1
Warm
1
Bittersweet
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Savile's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Savile'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

55 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • The War Games in Colour(2024)

    as Lt Carstairs (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Ties That Bind Us(2008)

    as Colonel Crichton (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tan Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Geoff

  • New Tricks(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Ian Gordon

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • tlc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as The Examiner

  • The Young Poisoner's Handbook(1995)

    as Chief Medical Inspector

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Wycliffe(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Garforth

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Peak Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Consultant

  • Between the Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Anglo Saxon Attitudes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · as Canon Portway

  • Red Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Sir David Adams

  • Kinsey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 12 episodes · as Max Barker

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Summerhaye

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Hard Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Max's Father

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Derek Parrish · as Mr. Stevens

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • White Nights(1985)

    as Pilot

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Howards' Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as John Soames

  • C.A.T.S. Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dempsey and Makepeace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Toby Millwood

  • Lytton's Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom Westaway

  • Travelling Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Superintendent Richards

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mr. Palfrey of Westminster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Forbes

  • Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Colonel Crichton

  • Shine on Harvey Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Estate Agent

  • Bergerac(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Gurney

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Kinvig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Slater

  • The Big Sleep(1978)

    as Rusty Regan

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Don't Forget to Write! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ben

  • Miss Jones And Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Almost Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as James Mitford

  • Jubilee 1977 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as James Mitford

  • Father Brown(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Norman Knight

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Warship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 32 episodes · as Lt. Comm. Derek 'Porky' Beaumont

  • Crown Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 2 episodes · as Peter Oldbury

  • That Quiet Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Her Husband

  • Persuasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mr. Elliot

  • Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Winser

  • UFO(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Hospital Doctor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Walking Stick(1970)

    as David Talbot

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Hell Boats(1970)

    as Lieut. Wallace, R.N.

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: The War Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Lt Carstairs

  • The Main Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Buckley · as Edward Bellingham

  • Five Million Years to Earth(1967)

    as Army Officer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Pride and Prejudice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mr. Bingley

  • Sword of Honour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarum-Smith

  • Softly, Softly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Chauffeur

  • The Power Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 3 episodes · as Peter Hindlesham

  • The Counterfeit Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Gerry

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Guy Norton · as Joyce's Husband

  • Treasure Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Job Anderson

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as John Pain · as Question-Master · as Sarum-Smith

  • Doctor Who(1963)

    Show 9 episodes · as Lieutenant Carstairs · as Winser

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 71st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 55 titles from 1963 to 2024; peak year 1967.

Highest rated

The War Games in Colour (2024)

Midcredits 68th

Film career

19632024

Peak 1967 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1963Screen debut· Doctor Who
  • 1967First film· Quatermass and the Pit

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting55 of 55: 55 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

1960s13 · acting1970s15 · acting1980s15 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s4 · acting2020s1 · acting

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 David Savile's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

The Ties That Bind Us (2008)

89th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Doctor Who (1963)

Midcredits 93rd · 88% liked

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 David Savile work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Savile's MovieCove titles; Philip Madoc shares the most, 2.