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Roy Clarke

Writing · Born 1930-01-28 · Austerfield, Doncaster, England, UK

Biography

Royston Clarke OBE, usually known as Roy Clarke, is an English comedy writer best known for creating the sitcoms Last of the Summer Wine, Keeping Up Appearances, Open All Hours and its sequel series, Still Open All Hours.

Known for

Filmography

2026Open All Hours: Inside Out
2023Comedy Classic: Keeping Up AppearancesSelf (archive footage)
2022Remembers…
2022Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of LaughsSelf (voice, archive)
2016Young HyacinthWriter
2015Funny ValentinesWriter
2014Still Open All HoursCreator
2005The Best of Ronnie BarkerWriter
1997SparkWriter
1997The Memoirs of Hyacinth BucketWriter
1994The WandererWriter
1994Ain't Misbehavin'Writer
1993A Foreign FieldScreenplay
1991The Sharp EndWriter
1990Keeping Up AppearancesWriter
1990The ChemistWriter
1990The World of Eddie WearyWriter
1989Screen OneWriter
1988First of the Summer WineWriter
1988HawksScreenplay
1987PulaskiWriter
1984The ClairvoyantWriter
1984The Magnificent EvansWriter
1983Getting Sam HomeWriter
1983PicturesWriter
1983BloomfieldWriter
1982The Funny Side of ChristmasWriter
1980FlickersWriter
1980Cry of the InnocentWriter
1977The Bass Player and the BlondeWriter
1976Open All HoursWriter
1975The Growing Pains of PC PenroseWriter
1975RosebudScript Consultant
1974Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!Creator
1974Dial M for MurderWriter
1973That Sinking FeelingWriter
1973Seven of OneWriter
1973Last of the Summer WineWriter
1971Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'?Writer
1970MenaceWriter
1970The MisfitWriter
1970ManhuntWriter
1969W. Somerset MaughamWriter
1967ITV PlayhouseWriter
1965The Power GameWriter
1961Comedy PlayhouseWriter
1956Armchair TheatreWriter

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