Roy Clarke
Known for: Writing
Born: January 28, 1930
Place of birth: Austerfield, Doncaster, England, UK
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.
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Filmography
18 movies · 41 TV shows, newest first
NR
Open All Hours: Inside Out
2026
7.3
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
2023
7.0
Remembers…
2022
NR
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
2022
5.1
Young Hyacinth
20166.0
Funny Valentines
2015
6.0
Still Open All Hours
2014
NR
The Best of Ronnie Barker
20056.7
Spark
1997
9.5
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
1997
8.0
The Wanderer
1994
7.5
Ain't Misbehavin'
1994
7.0
A Foreign Field
19937.0
Don't Tell Father
19927.5
The Sharp End
1991
7.7
Keeping Up Appearances
1990
NR
The Chemist
19907.0
Single Voices
19907.0
The World of Eddie Weary
1990
7.2
Screen One
1989
6.0
First of the Summer Wine
1988
5.7
Hawks
1988
NR
Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres
19874.0
Pulaski
1987
NR
Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride
1986
5.0
Mann's Best Friends
1985
6.0
The Clairvoyant
1984
6.8
The Magnificent Evans
1984
8.0
Last of the Summer Wine: Getting Sam Home
19838.0
Pictures
1983NR
Bloomfield
1983
NR
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982
7.0
Flickers
1980
6.0
Cry of the Innocent
1980
6.8
Potter
1979NR
The Bass Player and the Blonde
1977
6.7
Rosie
1977
7.9
Open All Hours
1976
6.8
The Growing Pains of PC Penrose
1975
5.1
Rosebud
1975
6.5
Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
1974NR
Dial M for Murder
1974NR
That Sinking Feeling
1973
7.3
Seven of One
1973
7.2
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
7.3
Spyder's Web
1972
8.0
Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'?
1971
7.8
The Two Ronnies
1971NR
Menace
1970
9.0
The Misfit
1970
6.8
Manhunt
1970NR
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
7.0
ITV Playhouse
1967
7.0
Mr. Rose
1967
10.0
The Power Game
1965
7.3
The Troubleshooters
1965
9.0
Detective
1964
6.0
Comedy Playhouse
1961
6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956