Roy Clarke

Personal Info

Born: 1930-01-28

Place of Birth: Austerfield, Doncaster, England, UK

Known For: Writing

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.

Acting (Movies)

Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances

Self (archive footage)
2023
7.0

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

Self (voice, archive)
2022
0.0

Writing

Getting Sam Home

Writer
1983
8.0

Young Hyacinth

Writer
2016
5.4

The Bass Player and the Blonde

Writer
1977
0.0

That Sinking Feeling

Writer
1973
0.0

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

Writer
1997
9.0

A Foreign Field

Screenplay
1993
0.0

The World of Eddie Weary

Writer
1990
0.0

Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'?

Writer
1971
8.0

Hawks

Screenplay
1988
5.8

Keeping Up Appearances

Writer
1990
7.6

Comedy Playhouse

Writer
1961
6.0

The Magnificent Evans

Writer
1984
6.0

First of the Summer Wine

Writer
1988
5.8

Last of the Summer Wine

Writer
1973
7.1

Open All Hours

Writer
1976
7.9

The Misfit

Writer
1970
0.0

The Wanderer

Writer
1994
7.0

Pulaski

Writer
1987
4.0

Dial M for Murder

Writer
1974
0.0

Funny Valentines

Writer
2015
6.0

Flickers

Writer
1980
6.0

The Growing Pains of PC Penrose

Writer
1975
5.5

The Best of Ronnie Barker

Writer
2005
0.0

Manhunt

Writer
1970
6.5

Ain't Misbehavin'

Writer
1994
7.0

Spark

Writer
1997
5.5

Pictures

Writer
1983
0.0

Creator

Keeping Up Appearances

Creator
1990
7.6

First of the Summer Wine

Creator
1988
5.8

Open All Hours

Creator
1976
7.9

Last of the Summer Wine

Creator
1973
7.1

Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!

Creator
1974
6.3

The Sharp End

Creator
7.0

Still Open All Hours

Creator
2014
6.0

The Wanderer

Creator
1994
7.0

The Magnificent Evans

Creator
1984
6.0

The Growing Pains of PC Penrose

Creator
1975
5.5

Ain't Misbehavin'

Creator
1994
7.0

Pictures

Creator
1983
0.0