Roy Clarke
| Roy Clarke OBE |
|
|---|---|
| Born |
January 28, 1930 Austerfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Scriptwriter |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1968–present |
| Genre | Television |
| Subject | Sitcom, comedy |
| Notable works |
The Misfit (1970–71) Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010) The Growing Pains of PC Penrose (1975) Open All Hours (1973, 1976–85) Rosie (1977–81) Potter (1979–83) The Magnificent Evans (1984) Mann's Best Friends (1985) First of the Summer Wine (1988–89) Keeping Up Appearances (1990–95) The Wanderer (1994) Ain't Misbehavin' (1994–95) Still Open All Hours (2013–present) Young Hyacinth (2016) |
Roy Clarke OBE (born 28 January 1930) 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.
Clarke was born in Austerfield, West Riding of Yorkshire. His jobs before becoming a writer included teacher, policeman, taxi driver, salesman and also soldier in the Royal Corps of Signals of the British Army.
Clarke was the sole writer of Last of the Summer Wine, which at its peak had over 18 million viewers. During its long run it featured Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Brian Wilde, Kathy Staff and Dame Thora Hird in leading roles. Clarke was not involved in casting the actors, but he wrote the character named Clegg with Sallis specifically in mind.
He also wrote a prequel, First of the Summer Wine, as well as The Misfit, starring Ronald Fraser; Open All Hours, starring Ronnie Barker and David Jason; Keeping Up Appearances, starring Patricia Routledge; and Ain't Misbehavin.
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