Writing
Roy Clarke
Born 1930-01-28 · 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.
Credits
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Open All Hours: Inside Out2026
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearancesas Self (archive footage)2023
Remembers…2022- Remembers…as Self2022
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughsas Self (voice, archive)2022
Young HyacinthWriter2016- Funny ValentinesWriter2015
Still Open All HoursWriter2014- Still Open All HoursCreator2014
The Best of Ronnie BarkerWriter2005- SparkWriter1997
The Memoirs of Hyacinth BucketWriter1997
The WandererWriter1994- The WandererCreator1994
Ain't Misbehavin'Writer1994- Ain't Misbehavin'Creator1994
A Foreign FieldScreenplay1993- Don't Tell FatherWriter1992
- The Sharp EndWriter1991
- The Sharp EndCreator1991
Keeping Up AppearancesWriter1990- Keeping Up AppearancesCreator1990
The ChemistWriter1990- Single VoicesWriter1990
- The World of Eddie WearyWriter1990
Screen OneWriter1989
First of the Summer WineWriter1988- First of the Summer WineCreator1988
HawksScreenplay1988
Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream AcresWriter1987- PulaskiWriter1987
Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the BrideWriter1986
Mann's Best FriendsWriter1985
The ClairvoyantWriter1984- The ClairvoyantCreator1984
The Magnificent EvansWriter1984- The Magnificent EvansCreator1984
Last of the Summer Wine: Getting Sam HomeWriter1983- PicturesWriter1983
- PicturesCreator1983
- BloomfieldWriter1983
The Funny Side of ChristmasWriter1982
FlickersWriter1980- FlickersCreator1980
Cry of the InnocentWriter1980
PotterWriter1979- The Bass Player and the BlondeWriter1977
Three Piece SuiteWriter1977
RosieWriter1977
Open All HoursWriter1976- Open All HoursCreator1976
The Growing Pains of PC PenroseWriter1975- The Growing Pains of PC PenroseCreator1975
RosebudScript Consultant1975
Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!Writer1974- Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!Creator1974
- Dial M for MurderWriter1974
- That Sinking FeelingWriter1973
Seven of OneWriter1973
Last of the Summer WineWriter1973- Last of the Summer WineCreator1973
Spyder's WebWriter1972
Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'?Writer1971
The Two RonniesWriter1971- MenaceWriter1970
The MisfitWriter1970- The MisfitCreator1970
ManhuntWriter1970- W. Somerset MaughamWriter1969
ITV PlayhouseWriter1967
Mr. RoseWriter1967
The Power GameWriter1965
The TroubleshootersWriter1965
DetectiveWriter1964
Comedy PlayhouseWriter1961
Armchair TheatreWriter1956