Alan Clarke

Career Overview

Alan Clarke has 72 screen credits in a career dating back to 1965. Signature works include Scum, The Firm, Christine. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

72

Birth Date

1935-10-28

Birth Place

Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Scum
• 

  The Firm
• 

  Christine
• 

  Rita, Sue and Bob Too
• 

  Made in Britain
• 

  Scum

Frequent Collaborators

• Patrick Murray (3 collaborations)
• Ray Winstone (2 collaborations)
• John Blundell (2 collaborations)
• Phil Daniels (2 collaborations)
• John Judd (2 collaborations)
• Ray Burdis (2 collaborations)
• Sean Chapman (2 collaborations)
• Herbert Norville (2 collaborations)
• Ray Jewers (2 collaborations)
• Peter Francis (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (4 credits)

  • Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today

    Self – Director, 'Scum' (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Director: Alan Clarke

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Bukovsky

    Self - Interviewer (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1977

• directing (60 credits)

  • The Firm

    director

    directing
    1989
  • Elephant

    director

    directing
    1989
  • Road

    director

    directing
    1987
  • Christine

    director

    directing
    1987
  • Rita, Sue and Bob Too

    director

    directing
    1987
  • Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

    director

    directing
    1985
  • Contact

    director

    directing
    1985
  • Stars of the Roller State Disco

    director

    directing
    1984
  • The British Desk

    director

    directing
    1984
  • Made in Britain

    director

    directing
    1983
  • Brief Encounters

    director

    directing
    1983
  • Baal

    director

    directing
    1982
  • Psy-Warriors

    director

    directing
    1981
  • Beloved Enemy

    director

    directing
    1981
  • Vodka Cola

    director

    directing
    1980
  • Scum

    director

    directing
    1979
  • Nina

    director

    directing
    1978
  • Danton's Death

    director

    directing
    1978
  • Scum

    director

    directing
    1977
  • Bukovsky

    director

    directing
    1977
  • Fast Hands

    director

    directing
    1976
  • Diane

    director

    directing
    1975
  • Funny Farm

    director

    directing
    1975
  • A Follower for Emily

    director

    directing
    1974
  • Penda's Fen

    director

    directing
    1974
  • Playhouse

    - Diane (1975) ... director directing
    1974
  • The Love-Girl and the Innocent

    director

    directing
    1973
  • Man Above Men

    director

    directing
    1973
  • Achilles Heel

    director

    directing
    1973
  • Horatio Bottomley

    director

    directing
    1972
  • A Life Is Forever

    director

    directing
    1972
  • To Encourage the Others

    director

    directing
    1972
  • Horace

    director

    directing
    1972
  • Under the Age

    director

    directing
    1972
  • Everybody Say Cheese

    director

    directing
    1971
  • The Hallelujah Handshake

    director

    directing
    1970
  • I Can't See My Little Willie

    director

    directing
    1970
  • Sovereign's Company

    director

    directing
    1970
  • Play for Today

    - A Turn for the Worse (1981) ... director directing

    - Beloved Enemy (1981) ... director directing

    - Nina (1978) ... director directing

    - Funny Farm (1975) ... director directing

    - A Follower for Emily (1974) ... director directing
    1970
  • The Comic

    director

    directing
    1969
  • The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel

    director

    directing
    1969
  • The Ladies: Doreen

    director

    directing
    1969
  • The Ladies: Joan

    director

    directing
    1969
  • The Piano Tuner

    director

    directing
    1969
  • Gareth

    director

    directing
    1968
  • Stand by Your Screen

    director

    directing
    1968
  • Thief

    director

    directing
    1968
  • Nothing's Ever Over

    director

    directing
    1968
  • The Fifty-Seventh Saturday

    director

    directing
    1968
  • Stella

    director

    directing
    1968
  • Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We?

    director

    directing
    1968
  • Goodnight Albert

    director

    directing
    1968
  • Got Yourself Sorted Out at All?

    director

    directing
    1968
  • Sally Go Round the Moon

    director

    directing
    1968
  • George's Room

    director

    directing
    1967
  • Which of These Two Ladies Is He Married To?

    director

    directing
    1967
  • The Gentleman Caller

    director

    directing
    1967
  • A Man Inside

    director

    directing
    1967
  • Shelter

    director

    directing
    1967
  • BBC Play of the Month

    - Danton's Death (1978) ... director directing

    - The Love Girl and the Innocent (1973) ... director directing

    - Death of a Salesman (1966) ... director directing
    1965

• writing (5 credits)

  • Christine

    writer

    writing
    1987
  • Danton's Death

    writer

    writing
    1978
  • Diane

    writer

    writing
    1975
  • The Love-Girl and the Innocent

    adaptation

    writing
    1973
  • BBC Play of the Month

    - Danton's Death (1978) ... writer writing
    1965

• production (3 credits)

  • Waterbag

    producer

    production
    1984
  • Vodka Cola

    producer

    production
    1980
  • Bukovsky

    producer

    production
    1977