Roy Clarke(I)

Roy Clarke was born on 28 January 1930 in Austerfield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for The Misfit (1970), Last of the Summer Wine (1973) and The Wanderer (1994). He was previously married to Enid Kitching.

Known for

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TV Series

7.1

TV Series

8.1

TV Series

7.1

TV Series

Still Open All Hours
6.4
TV Series
- written by
- Writer
- writer ...
- 2013–2019
Young Hyacinth
5.9
TV Movie
- Writer
- 2016
Funny Valentines
5.4
TV Mini Series
- written by
- 2015
Patricia Routledge
Video
- Writer
- 2011
Last of the Summer Wine
7.1
TV Series
- by
- written by
- adapted from his novel by (uncredited) ...
- 1973–2010
Last of the Summer Wine Volume 3
9.4
Podcast Series
- written by
- 2000
Comedy Greats: Ronnie Barker
8.4
Video
- written by: The Magnificent Evans / Open All Hours
- 1999
Spark
5.3
TV Series
- writer
- 1997
Last of the Summer Wine Volume 2
9.4
Podcast Series
- written by
- 1997
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
7.9
TV Movie
- written by
- 1997
Handel & vandel
6.1
TV Series
- written by
- 1996
Keeping Up Appearances
7.9
TV Series
- written by
- 1990–1995
Children in Need Special
8.2
TV Special
- Writer (segment "Keeping Up Appearances", uncredited)
- 1995
Last of the Summer Wine Volume 1
9.4
Podcast Series
- written by
- 1995
Ain't Misbehavin
6.6
TV Series
- by
- 1994–1995

Height
- 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Born
- January 28, 1930
- Austerfield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Spouse
- Enid Kitching1953 - 1993 (her death, 2 children)
Other works
Reworked his thriller "The Events at Black Tor" for BBC Radio 4's "Saturday Night Theatre".

Trivia
Before finding success as a writer, Clarke worked as a policeman, teacher, salesman and taxi driver.

Quotes
Sitcom is a new medium. It's an infant. Its thirty minutes is a strength crying out for new writers to take it to new places. That I've earned a knighthood from it will, I hope, nudge it towards a little more creative respectability. It earns its keep.