Roy Clarke
Profile info
Known forWriting
GenderMale
Birthday28 January 1930 (96 years old)
Place of birthAusterfield, Doncaster, England, UK
Known credits59
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.
Open All Hours: Inside Out
2026
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Remembers…
2022
Remembers…
2022 · Self
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
2022 · Self (voice, archive)
Young Hyacinth
2016 · Writer
Funny Valentines
2015 · Writer
Still Open All Hours
2014 · Writer
Still Open All Hours
2014 · Creator
The Best of Ronnie Barker
2005 · Writer
Spark
1997 · Writer
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
1997 · Writer
The Wanderer
1994 · Writer
The Wanderer
1994 · Creator
Ain't Misbehavin'
1994 · Writer
Ain't Misbehavin'
1994 · Creator
A Foreign Field
1993 · Screenplay
Don't Tell Father
1992 · Writer
The Sharp End
1991 · Writer
The Sharp End
1991 · Creator
Keeping Up Appearances
1990 · Writer
Keeping Up Appearances
1990 · Creator
The Chemist
1990 · Writer
Single Voices
1990 · Writer
The World of Eddie Weary
1990 · Writer
Screen One
1989 · Writer
First of the Summer Wine
1988 · Writer
First of the Summer Wine
1988 · Creator
Hawks
1988 · Screenplay
Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres
1987 · Writer
Pulaski
1987 · Writer
Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride
1986 · Writer
Mann's Best Friends
1985 · Writer
The Clairvoyant
1984 · Writer
The Clairvoyant
1984 · Creator
The Magnificent Evans
1984 · Writer
The Magnificent Evans
1984 · Creator
Last of the Summer Wine: Getting Sam Home
1983 · Writer
Pictures
1983 · Writer
Pictures
1983 · Creator
Bloomfield
1983 · Writer
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982 · Writer
Flickers
1980 · Writer
Flickers
1980 · Creator
Cry of the Innocent
1980 · Writer
Potter
1979 · Writer
The Bass Player and the Blonde
1977 · Writer
Rosie
1977 · Writer
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