Ian Martin

Writer. Born 27 April 1953 in London.

Titles on Fi1m3 writing · 1 crew

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 3 titles

Born

27 April 1953, London

Active

2005–2017

Frequently works with

Armando Iannucci, Becky Martin, Chris Addison, Jesse Armstrong, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

86Fi1m

79Critics

We rate Ian’s work 7 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 790

Under 600

Of 3 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 1 film, 2 series
Screen time: 2 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $25m across 1 film with figures
Active: 2005–2017

Genres

Comedy3
Drama1
History1
War & Politics1

Best and worst on Fi1m

94BestThe Thick of It2005

82WorstVeep2012

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

32000s

32010s

22020s

Directors most worked with

Armando Iannucci3 titles

Becky Martin2 titles

Chris Addison2 titles

Tony Roche2 titles

Awards

Other awards2 won · 1 nominated

Won2020Tinniswood Award: Tinniswood Award
Won2018European Film Award for Best Comedy: European Film Award for Best Comedy · The Death of Stalin
Nominated2018European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film · The Death of Stalin

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.