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Roy Clarke (b. 1930)

Birthplace:
Austerfield, Doncaster, England, UK

Born:
January 28, 1930

Biography from TheMovieDB

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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Film Performances

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Film Production

Screenplay:
1988  Hawks
1993  A Foreign Field

Writer:
1971  Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'?
1973  That Sinking Feeling
1977  The Bass Player and the Blonde
1983  Getting Sam Home
1988  Hawks
1990  The World of Eddie Weary
1993  A Foreign Field
1997  The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
2016  Young Hyacinth

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Creator:
1973  Last of the Summer Wine
1974  Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
1975  The Growing Pains of PC Penrose
1976  Open All Hours
1984  The Magnificent Evans
1988  First of the Summer Wine
1990  Keeping Up Appearances
1994  Ain't Misbehavin'
1994  The Wanderer
2014  Still Open All Hours
????  The Sharp End

Writer:
1961  Comedy Playhouse
1970  Manhunt
1970  The Misfit
1973  Last of the Summer Wine
1974  Dial M for Murder
1974  Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
1975  The Growing Pains of PC Penrose
1976  Open All Hours
1980  Flickers
1984  The Magnificent Evans
1987  Pulaski
1988  First of the Summer Wine
1990  Keeping Up Appearances
1994  Ain't Misbehavin'
1994  The Wanderer
1997  Spark
2005  The Best of Ronnie Barker
2014  Still Open All Hours
2015  Funny Valentines
????  The Sharp End

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