WRITER · FROM AUSTERFIELD, UK

Roy Clarke

Born 1930 · 96 years old55 credits since 1956

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ABOUT ROY

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.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born28 January 1930

BirthplaceAusterfield, UK

Known forWriting

On Cineora7 of 55 titles

Known for

The titles people know Roy from.

Series

Keeping Up Appearances

1990–1995IMDb7.9

Series

Open All Hours

1976–1985IMDb7.6

Series

Last of the Summer Wine

1973–2010IMDb7.1

Series

Still Open All Hours

2014–2019IMDb6.4

Series

The Two Ronnies

1971–1999IMDb7.8

Movie

Hawks

1988IMDb6.6

Movie

Young Hyacinth

2016IMDb5.9

Career

IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 7
Average IMDb: 7.0
Highest rated: Keeping Up AppearancesIMDb 7.9
Working since: 1956

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

55 credits

The 2010s

3 titles · IMDb 6.2 on average

Movie

Young Hyacinth

2016IMDb5.9

Writer

Funny Valentines

Not on Cineora

Funny Valentines

2015

Writer · 1 episode

Series

Still Open All Hours

2014–2019IMDb6.4

Writer · Creator · 40 episodes

The 2000s

1 title

Not on Cineora

The Best of Ronnie Barker

2005

Writer · 1 episode

The 1990s

11 titles · IMDb 7.9 on average

Spark

Not on Cineora

Spark

1997

Writer · 6 episodes

Not on Cineora

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

1997

Writer

Not on Cineora

The Wanderer

1994

Writer · Creator · 13 episodes

Not on Cineora

Ain't Misbehavin'

1994

Writer · Creator · 12 episodes

Not on Cineora

A Foreign Field

1993

Screenplay

Don't Tell Father

Not on Cineora

Don't Tell Father

1992

Writer · 6 episodes

The Sharp End

Not on Cineora

The Sharp End

1991

Writer · Creator · 8 episodes

Series

Keeping Up Appearances

1990–1995IMDb7.9

Writer · Creator · 40 episodes

The 1980s

15 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average

Not on Cineora

Screen One

1989

Writer · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

First of the Summer Wine

1988

Writer · Creator · 12 episodes

Movie

Hawks

1988IMDb6.6

Screenplay

Not on Cineora

Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres

1987

Writer

Pulaski

Not on Cineora

Pulaski

1987

Writer · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride

1986

Writer

Not on Cineora

Mann's Best Friends

1985

Writer · 6 episodes

Not on Cineora

The Clairvoyant

1984

Writer · Creator · 6 episodes

The 1970s

17 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average

Not on Cineora

Potter

1979

Writer · 20 episodes

The Bass Player and the Blonde

Not on Cineora

The Bass Player and the Blonde

1977

Writer

Not on Cineora

Three Piece Suite

1977

Writer · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Rosie

1977

Writer · 35 episodes

Series

Open All Hours

1976–1985IMDb7.6

Writer · Creator · 25 episodes

Not on Cineora

The Growing Pains of PC Penrose

1975

Writer · Creator · 7 episodes

Not on Cineora

Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!

1974

Writer · Creator · 1 episode

Dial M for Murder

Not on Cineora

Dial M for Murder

1974

Writer · 2 episodes

The 1960s

7 titles

W. Somerset Maugham

Not on Cineora

W. Somerset Maugham

1969

Writer · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

ITV Playhouse

1967

Writer · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

Mr. Rose

1967

Writer · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Power Game

1965

Writer · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Troubleshooters

1965

Writer · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Detective

1964

Writer · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Comedy Playhouse

1961

Writer · 1 episode

The 1950s

1 title

Not on Cineora

Armchair Theatre

1956

Writer · 2 episodes

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Roy’s titles.

David JasonOpen All Hours and Still Open All Hours

Ronnie BarkerOpen All Hours and The Two Ronnies

Lynda BaronOpen All Hours and Still Open All Hours

Katie RedfordStill Open All Hours and Young Hyacinth