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Roy Minton

Roy Minton

Born: 1933-08-28 • Nottingham, England, UK

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 Lionel Crane.

Filmography
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light poster
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
2016 • Self
The Lump poster
The Lump
1967 • Scaffolder