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Roy Clarke

Roy Clarke

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January 28, 1930Austerfield, 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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Keeping Up Appearancestv

Keeping Up Appearances

1990

Open All Hourstv

Open All Hours

1976

Last of the Summer Winetv

Last of the Summer Wine

1973

Still Open All Hourstv

Still Open All Hours

2014

Hawksmovie

Hawks

1988

Young Hyacinthmovie

Young Hyacinth

2016

Rosebudmovie

Rosebud

1975

First of the Summer Winetv

First of the Summer Wine

1988

Seven of Onetv

Seven of One

1973

Armchair Theatretv

Armchair Theatre

1956

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Young Hyacinthmovie

Young Hyacinth

2016

Writer

Funny Valentines
tv

Funny Valentines

2015

Writer

The Best of Ronnie Barkertv

The Best of Ronnie Barker

2005

Writer

Spark
tv

Spark

1997

Writer

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucketmovie

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

1997

Writer

The Wanderertv

The Wanderer

1994

Writer

Ain't Misbehavin'tv

Ain't Misbehavin'

1994

Writer

A Foreign Fieldmovie

A Foreign Field

1993

Screenplay

The Sharp End
tv

The Sharp End

1991

Writer

Keeping Up Appearancestv

Keeping Up Appearances

1990

Writer

The Chemistmovie

The Chemist

1990

Writer

The World of Eddie Weary
movie

The World of Eddie Weary

1990

Writer

Screen Onetv

Screen One

1989

Writer

First of the Summer Winetv

First of the Summer Wine

1988

Writer

Hawksmovie

Hawks

1988

Screenplay

Pulaski
tv

Pulaski

1987

Writer

The Clairvoyanttv

The Clairvoyant

1984

Writer

The Magnificent Evanstv

The Magnificent Evans

1984

Writer

Getting Sam Homemovie

Getting Sam Home

1983

Writer

Pictures
tv

Pictures

1983

Writer

Bloomfield
tv

Bloomfield

1983

Writer

The Funny Side of Christmasmovie

The Funny Side of Christmas

1982

Writer

Flickerstv

Flickers

1980

Writer

Cry of the Innocentmovie

Cry of the Innocent

1980

Writer

The Bass Player and the Blonde
movie

The Bass Player and the Blonde

1977

Writer

Open All Hourstv

Open All Hours

1976

Writer

The Growing Pains of PC Penrosetv

The Growing Pains of PC Penrose

1975

Writer

Rosebudmovie

Rosebud

1975

Script Consultant

Dial M for Murder
tv

Dial M for Murder

1974

Writer

That Sinking Feeling
movie

That Sinking Feeling

1973

Writer

Seven of Onetv

Seven of One

1973

Writer

Last of the Summer Winetv

Last of the Summer Wine

1973

Writer

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

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

1971

Writer

Menace
tv

Menace

1970

Writer

The Misfittv

The Misfit

1970

Writer

Manhunttv

Manhunt

1970

Writer

W. Somerset Maugham
tv

W. Somerset Maugham

1969

Writer

ITV Playhousetv

ITV Playhouse

1967

Writer

The Power Gametv

The Power Game

1965

Writer

Comedy Playhousetv

Comedy Playhouse

1961

Writer

Armchair Theatretv

Armchair Theatre

1956

Writer

Creator15

Still Open All Hourstv

Still Open All Hours

2014

Creator

The Wanderertv

The Wanderer

1994

Creator

Ain't Misbehavin'tv

Ain't Misbehavin'

1994

Creator

The Sharp End
tv

The Sharp End

1991

Creator

Keeping Up Appearancestv

Keeping Up Appearances

1990

Creator

First of the Summer Winetv

First of the Summer Wine

1988

Creator

The Clairvoyanttv

The Clairvoyant

1984

Creator

The Magnificent Evanstv

The Magnificent Evans

1984

Creator

Pictures
tv

Pictures

1983

Creator

Flickerstv

Flickers

1980

Creator

Open All Hourstv

Open All Hours

1976

Creator

The Growing Pains of PC Penrosetv

The Growing Pains of PC Penrose

1975

Creator

Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!tv

Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!

1974

Creator

Last of the Summer Winetv

Last of the Summer Wine

1973

Creator

The Misfittv

The Misfit

1970

Creator

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Open All Hours: Inside Outmovie

Open All Hours: Inside Out

2026

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearancesmovie

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances

2023

Self (archive footage)

Remembers…tv

Remembers…

2022

Self

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughsmovie

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

2022

Self (voice, archive)