Roy Clarke

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Roy Clarke

Writing 96 January 28, 1930

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 an…

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Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine

7.2 1973 TV Show
Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances

7.7 1990 TV Show
ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

7.0 1967 TV Show
The Troubleshooters

The Troubleshooters

7.3 1965 TV Show
Comedy Playhouse

Comedy Playhouse

6.0 1961 TV Show
The Two Ronnies

The Two Ronnies

7.8 1971 TV Show
Open All Hours

Open All Hours

7.9 1976 TV Show
Screen One

Screen One

7.2 1989 TV Show
Still Open All Hours

Still Open All Hours

6.0 2014 TV Show
Detective

Detective

9.0 1964 TV Show
Remembers…

Remembers…

7.0 2022 TV Show
Manhunt

Manhunt

6.8 1970 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Open All Hours: Inside Out

    Movie

  2. 2023
    Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  3. 2022
    Remembers…

    TV show

  4. 2022
    Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

    Movie Self (voice, archive)

  5. 2016
    Young Hyacinth

    Movie Writer

  6. 2015
    Funny Valentines

    TV show Writer

  7. 2014
    Still Open All Hours

    TV show Writer

  8. 2005
    The Best of Ronnie Barker

    TV show Writer

  9. 1997
    Spark

    TV show Writer

  10. 1997
    The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

    Movie Writer

  11. 1994
    The Wanderer

    TV show Writer

  12. 1994
    Ain't Misbehavin'

    TV show Writer

  13. 1993
    A Foreign Field

    Movie Screenplay

  14. 1992
    Don't Tell Father

    TV show Writer

  15. 1991
    The Sharp End

    TV show Writer

  16. 1990
    Keeping Up Appearances

    TV show Writer

More credits
  1. 1990
    Single Voices

    TV show Writer

  2. 1990
    The Chemist

    Movie Writer

  3. 1990
    The World of Eddie Weary

    Movie Writer

  4. 1989
    Screen One

    TV show Writer

  5. 1988
    First of the Summer Wine

    TV show Writer

  6. 1988
    Hawks

    Movie Screenplay

  7. 1987
    Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres

    Movie Writer

  8. 1987
    Pulaski

    TV show Writer

  9. 1986
    Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride

    Movie Writer

  10. 1985
    Mann's Best Friends

    TV show Writer

  11. 1984
    The Clairvoyant

    TV show Writer

  12. 1984
    The Magnificent Evans

    TV show Writer

  13. 1983
    Last of the Summer Wine: Getting Sam Home

    Movie Writer

  14. 1983
    Pictures

    TV show Writer

  15. 1983
    Bloomfield

    TV show Writer

  16. 1982
    The Funny Side of Christmas

    Movie Writer

  17. 1980
    Flickers

    TV show Writer

  18. 1980
    Cry of the Innocent

    Movie Writer

  19. 1979
    Potter

    TV show Writer

  20. 1977
    The Bass Player and the Blonde

    Movie Writer

  21. 1977
    Rosie

    TV show Writer

  22. 1976
    Open All Hours

    TV show Writer

  23. 1975
    The Growing Pains of PC Penrose

    TV show Writer

  24. 1975
    Rosebud

    Movie Script Consultant