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David Whitaker

David Whitaker

Writer

Works as
Writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
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Known for

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

What are David Whitaker's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
25%
Power
23%
Morality
23%
Bonds
18%
Society
10%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · 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 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
3
Tense
3
Cold
2
Dread
2
Joyful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2

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 Whitaker's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Whitaker'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

29 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Meeting on the Common (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Novel

  • The Daleks in Colour(2023)

    Script Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Writer

  • Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks(2016)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: Power of the Daleks Reimagined (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Original Story

  • Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Writer

  • Paul Temple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • The Gold Robbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Subterfuge(1968)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Writer

  • Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Writer

  • Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Writer

  • Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Writer

  • Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.(1966)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Dr. Who and the Daleks(1965)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • City in the Sea(1965)

    Additional Dialogue · Writer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: The Crusade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Writer

  • Doctor Who: The Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Writer

  • Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Script Editor

  • Doctor Who: Planet of Giants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Script Editor

  • Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Script Editor

  • Doctor Who: The Sensorites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Story Editor

  • Doctor Who: The Aztecs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Story Editor

  • Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Script Editor

  • Doctor Who: Marco Polo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Script Editor

  • Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • Doctor Who: The Daleks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Story Editor

  • Doctor Who(1963)

    Show 42 episodes · Script Editor · Story Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Story Editor

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 1963 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks (2016)

$114K worldwide

Highest rated

Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966)

Midcredits 42nd

Most popular right now

Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing26 of 29: 26 only writing, 0 with another roleOther crew3 of 29: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s23 · crew1970s1 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do David Whitaker's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · writer

Subterfuge (1968)

52nd percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks (2016)

Midcredits 93rd · 81% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 46/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 5 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 David Whitaker work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Whitaker's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gordon Flemyng shares the most, 2.

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Actors

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Producers