Writing
Roy Minton
Born August 28, 1933 · Nottingham, England, UK
Died August 17, 2024 · aged 90
Roy Minton (28 August 1933 – 17 August 2024) was an English playwright and screenwriter best known for Scum and his other work with Alan Clarke. He is notable for having written over 30 one-off scripts for London Weekend Television, Rediffusion, BBC, ATV, Granada, Thames Television and Yorkshire Television, including Sling Your Hook, Horace, Funny Farm, Scum, Goodnight Albert, and The Hunting of L…
Known For
Scrubbers · 1982Scrubbers
★ 5.21982
MovieDrama
Inmates fight, pair off, try suicide and attempt escape at a British reform school for girls.
Scum · 1979Scum
★ 7.11979
MovieDramaCrime
Carlin is a new reform school inmate with a reputation as a hard case. The authorities encourage gang leader Pongo to humble Carlin, but Carlin overtakes Pongo as Daddy of the ward. The guards institute a reign of terror and neglect, with Carlin emerging as an unlikely leader.
Scum · 1977Scum
★ 7.31977
MovieTV MovieDrama
Carlin is a new reform school inmate with a reputation as a hard case. The authorities encourage gang leader Pongo to humble Carlin, but Carlin overtakes Pongo as Daddy of the ward. The guards institute a reign of terror and neglect, with Carlin emerging as an unlikely leader.
Horace · 1972Horace
★ 5.71972
MovieDramaComedy
In Yorkshire, intellectually disabled diabetic Horace works in the back of a joke shop. He befriends loner schoolboy Gordon Blackett, who retreats from his loveless home into an imaginary world.
Fast Hands · 1976Fast Hands
★ 5.01976
MovieTV MovieDrama
Jimmy is a talented young boxer. Every punch he throws is eagerly watched by his trainer, and resented by his girlfriend. His parents, however, aren't particularly interested – until a large car and what appears to be a handsome contract arrive at the door.
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light · 2016Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
2016
MovieDocumentary
A multi-part documentary about Alan Clarke, featuring interviews with various actors, writers and producers.
Sling Your Hook · 1969Sling Your Hook
★ 8.01969
MovieTV Movie
A group of coal miners from Nottingham go on their annual trip to Blackpool.
The Gentleman Caller · 1967The Gentleman Caller
★ 5.51967
MovieDramaTV Movie
Visiting unemployed brothers Clack and Ged, social security inspector Mr. Hicks finds few reasons for sympathy. However, the tables are turned on the investigator: Clack defends Ged as 'a paying member of the welfare state' rather than a case for charity, and events take a sinister turn.
Movies
Scrubbers · 1982Scrubbers
★ 5.21982
MovieDrama
Inmates fight, pair off, try suicide and attempt escape at a British reform school for girls.
Scum · 1979Scum
★ 7.11979
MovieDramaCrime
Carlin is a new reform school inmate with a reputation as a hard case. The authorities encourage gang leader Pongo to humble Carlin, but Carlin overtakes Pongo as Daddy of the ward. The guards institute a reign of terror and neglect, with Carlin emerging as an unlikely leader.
Scum · 1977Scum
★ 7.31977
MovieTV MovieDrama
Carlin is a new reform school inmate with a reputation as a hard case. The authorities encourage gang leader Pongo to humble Carlin, but Carlin overtakes Pongo as Daddy of the ward. The guards institute a reign of terror and neglect, with Carlin emerging as an unlikely leader.
Horace · 1972Horace
★ 5.71972
MovieDramaComedy
In Yorkshire, intellectually disabled diabetic Horace works in the back of a joke shop. He befriends loner schoolboy Gordon Blackett, who retreats from his loveless home into an imaginary world.
Fast Hands · 1976Fast Hands
★ 5.01976
MovieTV MovieDrama
Jimmy is a talented young boxer. Every punch he throws is eagerly watched by his trainer, and resented by his girlfriend. His parents, however, aren't particularly interested – until a large car and what appears to be a handsome contract arrive at the door.
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light · 2016Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
2016
MovieDocumentary
A multi-part documentary about Alan Clarke, featuring interviews with various actors, writers and producers.
Sling Your Hook · 1969Sling Your Hook
★ 8.01969
MovieTV Movie
A group of coal miners from Nottingham go on their annual trip to Blackpool.
The Gentleman Caller · 1967The Gentleman Caller
★ 5.51967
MovieDramaTV Movie
Visiting unemployed brothers Clack and Ged, social security inspector Mr. Hicks finds few reasons for sympathy. However, the tables are turned on the investigator: Clack defends Ged as 'a paying member of the welfare state' rather than a case for charity, and events take a sinister turn.
Funny Farm · 1975Funny Farm
★ 6.21975
MovieComedyDrama
Alan Wellbeck is a nurse in a mental hospital. His day-to-day struggles with personal feelings and troubled patients provide humour and pathos against the backdrop of a public institution.
The Hunting of Lionel Crane · 1970The Hunting of Lionel Crane
★ 8.01970
MovieTV MovieDrama
An army deserter hides out on a country estate but falls foul of the gamekeeper.
The Lump · 1967The Lump
1967
MovieDramaTV Movie
The Lump is an uncompromising exploration of exploitation and resistance within the building trade.
TV Shows
Play for Today · 1970Play for Today
★ 6.61970
SeriesDrama
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.
Thirty-Minute Theatre · 1965Thirty-Minute Theatre
★ 4.21965
SeriesDrama
An anthology of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short length, and which therefore attracted many writers who later became well known.
The Wednesday Play · 1964The Wednesday Play
★ 5.21964
SeriesDrama
An anthology series of television plays which aired on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written for television, although adaptations from other sources also featured.
ITV Saturday Night Theatre · 1969ITV Saturday Night Theatre
★ 7.01969
Series
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Half Hour Story · 1967Half Hour Story
★ 7.51967
SeriesDrama
18 short plays written especially for TV, an opportunity for up-and-coming directors such as floor manager Alan Clarke, who ended up doing 10 of the episodes. Some top ranking performers were attracted to the series.
The Company of Five · 1968The Company of Five
★ 7.01968
SeriesDrama
The Company of Five is a 1968 British anthology drama series produced by London Weekend Television for ITV, featuring a repertory cast of five actors—John Neville, Gwen Watford, Ann Bell, Cyril Luckham, and Ray Smith—who appear in different roles each week.
Plays for Britain · 1976Plays for Britain
★ 6.01976
SeriesDrama
An anthology series of six contemporary plays from writers at relatively early stages in their careers.