Roy Minton
Known for
Writing
Born
August 28, 1933
Birthplace
Nottingham, England, UK
Died
August 17, 2024 (aged 90)
Biography
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.
Best known work
Scum
1979
Scum
1977
Scrubbers
1982
Play for Today
1970
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
The South Bank Show
1978
Horace
1972
Funny Farm
1975
The Wednesday Play
1964
The Company of Five
1968Filmography
2016
1982
ScrubbersWriter
1982
1979
ScumWriter
1978
1977
ScumWriter
1976
Fast HandsWriter
1976
1975
Funny FarmWriter
1972
HoraceScript, Writer
1971
1970
1970
1969
Sling Your HookWriter
1969
1968
Stand by Your ScreenWriter
1968
1968
Goodnight AlbertWriter
1967
The Gentleman CallerWriter
1967
1967
The Lumpas Scaffolder
1965
1964