About
Alan John Clarke (28 October 1935 – 24 July 1990) was an English television and film director, producer and writer. Clarke primarily worked for TV, writing and directing plays for Rediffusion, LWT, and the BBC. On film, he made only three features, the best known of which is the 1979 youth prison drama Scum, in fact an expansion of a Play for Today production.
Known for
Play for TodaySeries • 1970
The Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964
BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965
Screen TwoSeries • 1985
PlayhouseSeries • 1974
Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965
ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries • 1969
ScreenPlaySeries • 1986
ScumMovie • 1979
ScumMovie • 1977
Rita, Sue and Bob TooMovie • 1987
The FirmMovie • 1989
Made in BritainMovie • 1983
Penda's FenMovie • 1974
ElephantMovie • 1989