Dick Clement

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​   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 Roddy Doyle), Goal!, Flushed Away, Across The Universe and The Bank Job. They also wrote film versions of some of their television successes, which Clement himself usually directed. Both have been resident in the U.S. since the 1980s and have worked on such series as The Tracey Ullman Show, as well as uncredited script doctoring on films like Never Say Never Again, The Rock (1996) and Bad Boys 2. They also continue to write for British TV. Clement was awarded an OBE in the Queen's 2007 Birthday Honours list.

Most Popular Dick Clement Trailers

Total trailers found: 33

Vice Versa Trailer (1988)

25 February 1988

A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa.

Water Trailer (1985)

11 January 1985

The British governor of a tiny island nation in the Caribbean Commonwealth finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when an American drilling company finds a huge source of natural mineral water there.

Porridge Trailer (1979)

12 August 1979

Times are hard for habitual guest of Her Majesty Norman Stanley Fletcher. The new prison officer, Beale, makes MacKay look soft and what's more, an escape plan is hatching from the cell of prison godfather Grouty and Fletcher wants no part of it.

Still Crazy Trailer (1998)

30 October 1998

In the seventies Strange Fruit were it. They lived the rock lifestyle to the max, groupies, drugs, internal tension and an ex front man dead from an overdose.

The Bank Job Trailer (2008)

28 February 2008

Terry is a small-time car dealer trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Martine is a beautiful model from Terry's old neighbourhood who knows that Terry is no angel.

Flushed Away Trailer (2006)

22 October 2006

London high-society mouse, Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Sid, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the sewer bowels of Ratropolis, where Roddy meets the resourceful Rita, the rodent-hating Toad and his faithful thugs, Spike and Whitey.

The Jokers Trailer (1967)

15 May 1967

Brothers Michael and David Tremayne decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London, not for criminal purposes, but to make themselves famous.

Porridge: No Way Out Trailer (1975)

24 December 1975

Fletcher discovers that his fellow inmates are planning to escape.

Villain Trailer (1971)

26 May 1971

In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.

Killing Bono Trailer (2011)

01 April 2011

The true story of Neil and Ivan McCormick, two Irish brothers who attempt to become rock stars but can only look on as their high school friends U2 become the biggest band in the world.

Goal! Trailer (2005)

29 September 2005

Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer.

Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation Trailer (2008)

31 March 2008

A documentary about the legendary and influential comedian, actor and writer, who went out from the BBC to conquer Hollywood, but sadly the system quickly withdrew its support when they couldn't contain his talents.

Otley Trailer (1969)

11 March 1969

A petty crook finds himself mistaken for a murderer and a secret agent.

Sunset Limousine Trailer (1983)

12 October 1983

Alan O'Black is a comic who wants to hit it big. But his endless attempts at stardom have worn down his relationship with his ex-girlfriend, Julie.

Ha-Tarnegol Trailer (1971)

01 March 1971

Honest Trailer (2000)

26 May 2000

In 1960s London, sisters Gerry, Mandy and Jo don male disguises and rob jewelry stores. Gerry also takes a job at a hip magazine in order to scope out a potential target.

The Likely Lads Trailer (1976)

01 February 1976

With the destruction of their previous neighbourhood has inevitably come the destruction of the lads’ favoured watering hole The Fat Ox.

Anyone for Denis Trailer (1982)

28 December 1982

Anyone for Denis? is a British video-taped television version of the stage play of the same name broadcast by the ITV network on 28 December 1982.

Across the Universe Trailer (2007)

14 September 2007

When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation.

Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe Trailer (2002)

12 January 2002

TV documentary tracing the life of the comedian and satirist from his school days, through the Cambridge Footlights, to Beyond the Fringe and his partnership with Dudley Moore.

A Severed Head Trailer (1971)

21 January 1971

Antonia Lynch-Gibbon, wife of upper-crust wine dealer Martin, falls in love with her husband's best friend, noted psychiatrist Palmer Anderson.

The Prisoner of Zenda Trailer (1979)

17 August 1979

Anthony Hope's classic tale gets a decidedly 'un-classic' treatment at the hands of Peter Sellers. Following the story somewhat, friends of the new King Rudolph of Ruritania fear for his life, and switch him with a look-a-like London cabby.

The Commitments Trailer (1991)

14 August 1991

Jimmy Rabbitte, just a thick-ya out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin.

Bullshot Trailer (1983)

27 October 1983

The dashing Captain Hugh "Bullshot" Crummond - WWI ace fighter pilot, Olympic athlete, racing driver, part-time sleuth and all round spiffing chap - must save the world from the dastardly Count Otto van Bruno, his wartime adversary.

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches Trailer (2016)

31 December 2016

This documentary showcases a number of new clips which have recently come to light from sketches which were thought to have been lost forever, some not seen for over 50 years, plus rare footage of routines performed in Australia when Cook and Moore made two episodes of their show, Not Only.

My Generation Trailer (2017)

08 October 2017

The vivid and inspiring story of British film icon Michael Caine's personal journey through 1960s swinging London.

The Commitments - Looking Back Trailer (2004)

16 March 2004

Documentary about the 1991 film

Catch Me a Spy Trailer (1971)

06 September 1971

While on vacation, a woman's husband is taken by the Russian government. After one attempt fails, she begins looking for a suitable spy to capture and trade in exchange for her husband, but she develops an attraction to the one she thinks is a good candidate.

Hannibal Brooks Trailer (1969)

18 January 1969

A POW in World War II is put to work in a Munich zoo, looking after an Asian elephant. The zoo is bombed by the Americans and the director of the zoo decides it is not safe for his Asian elephant Lucy to remain there.

An Accidental Studio Trailer (2019)

12 July 2019

Charts the early years of HandMade Films seen through the eyes of the filmmakers, key personnel, and the man who started it all: former Beatle George Harrison.

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves Trailer (2016)

12 September 2016

Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew.

To Russia... with Elton Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Footage of a concert given in Moscow, Russia, by rock singer Elton John.

Porridge: The Desperate Hours Trailer (1976)

24 December 1976

Fletcher and Godber are in trouble for brewing liquor in the lead-up to Christmas, but are caught up in a hostage situation in the Governor's office.