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Dick Clement
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Dick Clement

Born 1937 · Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK · Active 1961–2022

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Dick Clement, OBE (born 5 September 1937) is an English writer. Born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, Clement was educated at Bishop's Stortford College and is best known for his writing partnership with Ian La Frenais. Generally, Clement and La Frenais write comedies, or dramas with a comic tone. They are known for television series including, The Likely Lads, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, Porridge, Lovejoy and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. They have also written various other works for TV and a number of films, including The Commitments (with R...

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Villain

Villain

1971 ★ 6.6
Writer

Ruthless East End gangster Vic Dakin has plans for an ambitious raid on the wages van of a plastic factory. This is a departure from Dakin's usual modus operandi, and the job is further complicated by his having to work with fellow gangster Frank Fletcher's firm. As Dakin plots, Wolfe wheels and deals and MP Draycott gets caught in a web of his own iniquity.

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Filmography

81 credits
2020s 1 credit
2022
TV
2010s 3 credits
2019
Movie ★ 6.4
2000s 5 credits
2006
Legends as Self
TV ★ 5.0
1980s 1 credit
1982
Wogan as Self
TV ★ 4.5
1960s 1 credit
1967
Omnibus as Self
TV ★ 7.2
Crew Credits
2010s 7 credits
2017
Movie ★ 7.1
2017
Movie ★ 7.1
2016
Porridge Writer
Movie ★ 5.0
2013
TV ★ 6.6
2013
Spies of Warsaw Co-Executive Producer
TV ★ 6.6
2013
TV ★ 6.6
2011
Killing Bono Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.2
2000s 10 credits
2008
The Bank Job Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.8
2007
Movie ★ 7.1
2006
Flushed Away Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.3
2006
Movie ★ 6.3
2005
Goal! Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.8
2005
TV ★ 6.2
2005
TV
2000
Honest Writer
Movie ★ 1.8
2000
Honest Executive Producer
Movie ★ 1.8
1990s 7 credits
1998
Movie ★ 6.8
1998
Still Crazy Executive Producer
Movie ★ 6.8
1996
TV ★ 8.5
1996
TV ★ 8.5
1991
Movie ★ 7.3
1991
The Commitments Co-Producer
Movie ★ 7.3
1990
TV ★ 5.0
1980s 13 credits
1988
Vice Versa Producer
Movie ★ 5.8
1988
Movie ★ 5.8
1988
TV ★ 7.0
1986
Lovejoy Writer
TV ★ 7.3
1985
Water Director
Movie ★ 5.9
1985
Water Writer
Movie ★ 5.9
1983
Bullshot Director
Movie ★ 5.5
1983
Movie ★ 4.0
1983
TV ★ 7.9
1982
Movie
1982
TV
1981
Astronauts Script Editor
TV ★ 5.5
1970s 23 credits
1979
Movie ★ 5.7
1979
Porridge Director
Movie ★ 6.7
1979
Porridge Writer
Movie ★ 6.7
1979
Movie ★ 6.4
1979
Movie ★ 6.4
1979
Movie ★ 6.4
1978
TV ★ 7.7
1978
TV ★ 7.7
1976
Movie ★ 6.2
1975
Movie
1975
TV ★ 5.0
1974
Porridge Writer
TV ★ 8.1
1974
TV ★ 6.7
1974
Porridge Creator
TV ★ 8.1
1973
TV ★ 7.0
1971
Villain Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.1
1971
Movie ★ 5.0
1971
Movie ★ 4.6
1971
Movie ★ 4.6
1971
Movie ★ 7.0
1960s 10 credits
1969
Otley Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.2
1969
Otley Director
Movie ★ 6.2
1969
Movie ★ 6.3
1967
The Jokers Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.0
1964
TV ★ 7.2
1964
TV ★ 7.2
1964
TV ★ 7.2
1964
TV ★ 7.2
1961
TV ★ 6.0
1961
TV ★ 6.0