Roy Clarke
- 94 years old
- English
- Writer
Press clippings
Sir David Jason pleads with BBC bosses to bring back hit sitcom
Sir David Jason issued a plea to BBC bosses to bring back his hit sitcom despite it being off screen for years because the script is written and the cast are "ready to go".
Catriona Mactaggart, The Sun, 8th October 2024Open All Hours stage play to open
A new stage adaptation of BBC sitcom Open All Hours is to be performed in September.
British Comedy Guide, 4th July 2023Still Open All Hours Series 7 cancelled by BBC One
A seventh series of Still Open All Hours has been cancelled, after coronavirus delayed its production.
British Comedy Guide, 16th February 2023New book to shine a light on creation of 1970s sitcoms
Raising Laughter, a new book due to be published in September, will take a look at the creation of 1970s sitcoms. Writer Robert Sellers has interviewed a number of those involved in the shows.
British Comedy Guide, 17th June 2021Still Open All Hours to return
Contrary to tabloid reports, Still Open All Hours has not been cancelled by the BBC and is due to return to screens.
British Comedy Guide, 20th September 2020Still Open All Hours Series 6 confirmed
Still Open All Hours is to return for a sixth series, the BBC has confirmed. Plotlines include
British Comedy Guide, 21st December 2018Shop that inspired Open All Hours may shut down
Shop that inspired BBC comedy could shut after 90 years of trading over healthy and safety complaint about goods outside.
Alexander Robertson, Daily Mail, 15th August 2018Still Open All Hours Series 5 confirmed
Still Open All Hours will return to BBC One for a fifth series later in 2018. The recommission means that the sequel has now accumulated more episodes, and more series, than the original hit show.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd May 2018Writer Roy Clarke sustains his blend of gentleness and pathos as David Jason stars in a fourth series of the revived comedy. Granville has learned to charm the ferocious Arkwright cash register, but is in other respects turning into his late uncle - at times bordering on impersonating him - while his passions for Mavis are thwarted by Mr Newbold and Mrs Featherstone. There are larks as Eric and Cyril venture out on their tandem.
John Robinson, The Guardian, 14th January 2018Graham Norton comes third on BBC pay chart
Comedian-turned chat show host Graham Norton is the BBC's third highest paid star, according to figures released today. Other comedy figures in the list were Mel Giedroyc and Roy Clarke.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th July 2017