Writing
Patrick Campbell
Born — Died
1913-06-06 — 1980-11-09
Place of birth
Dublin, Ireland
Known for
Writing
Credits
5 titles
Known for
6.4A detective gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping.
Helter Skelter
1949
6.2Called in to investigate the murder of a model, Chief Inspector Birkett and Sergeant Saunders soon discover that the victim had been leading somewhat of an immoral life.
Girl in the Headlines
1963
5.4Jim Dixon feels anything but lucky. At the university he has to do the bidding of absent-minded and boring Professor Welch to have any hope of keeping his job. Worse, he has managed to get entangled with unexciting but neurotic Margaret Peel, a friend of the Professor's. All-in-all, the pub is the only friendly place to be. His misery is completed at a dreadful weekend gathering of the Welch clan by the arrival of son Bertrand. Not so much that Betrand is loud-mouthed and boorish - which he is - but that he has as companion Christine Callaghan, the sort of marvellous and unattainable woman Jim can only dream about.
Lucky Jim
1957
6.3A gang of aspiring bank robbers involve themselves with arsonists and purchase their very own fire truck in an attempt to create the ultimate diversion. But posing as firemen leads them to disaster.
Go to Blazes
1962
6.0An Irish "oracle" foretells the next day's track results to a newspaperman, resulting in a national uproar.
The Oracle
1953
Behind the camera
6.4A detective gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping.
Helter Skelter
1949
6.2Called in to investigate the murder of a model, Chief Inspector Birkett and Sergeant Saunders soon discover that the victim had been leading somewhat of an immoral life.
Girl in the Headlines
1963
5.4Jim Dixon feels anything but lucky. At the university he has to do the bidding of absent-minded and boring Professor Welch to have any hope of keeping his job. Worse, he has managed to get entangled with unexciting but neurotic Margaret Peel, a friend of the Professor's. All-in-all, the pub is the only friendly place to be. His misery is completed at a dreadful weekend gathering of the Welch clan by the arrival of son Bertrand. Not so much that Betrand is loud-mouthed and boorish - which he is - but that he has as companion Christine Callaghan, the sort of marvellous and unattainable woman Jim can only dream about.
Lucky Jim
1957
6.3A gang of aspiring bank robbers involve themselves with arsonists and purchase their very own fire truck in an attempt to create the ultimate diversion. But posing as firemen leads them to disaster.
Go to Blazes
1962
6.0An Irish "oracle" foretells the next day's track results to a newspaperman, resulting in a national uproar.
The Oracle
1953
