Alan Clarke Movies

The story of a comedian with a talent close to genius but with an insecurity problem.

Stella escapes an unhappy relationship to live in a bedsit. She meets another man which forces her to make decisions about her life.

An intense court case involving divorce proceedings is adjourned for lunch. Husband and wife then discover they are both going to be eating in the...

A film by Alan Clarke for the 'The Company of Five' anthology series.

When it's time to wet the baby's head, it's surprising the secrets that emerge...

A view of the inhabitants of a derelict road in Manchester, unsatisfied with their lives and routines. A young man locks himself away from the world....

A young train spotter heads to Staffordshire for a historic journey through a soon to be condemned tunnel. During his trip, he encounters a series of...

A cool hard study of 'the art of the deal' on a global scale. Sir Peter, the chillingly affable chief exec of big British multi-national UKM, learns...

Alan Clarke's standalone film first appeared as an episode of the BBC series "The Edwardians" and concerns notorious bon vivant, swindler, MP, public...

Harry and Emily are two of the livelier residents of a London old people's home. When they decide to get married, things prove less simple.

Marking Play for Today’s 50th anniversary, Drama Out of a Crisis is a compelling exploration of the series, its origins, achievements,...

Baal is an amoral poetic genius who, after a life of debauchery, betrayal and violence, is about to cut his ties to the world and meet his doom. A...

A chilling depiction of a series of violent killings during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

The true story of Derek Bentley, whose conviction and execution for a murder committed by someone else provoked a public revulsion.

A man is interviewed by a young widow as a potential lodger, and learns some disturbing facts about the woman's relationship with her dead husband.

Max Glanville, a judge whose attention wanders throughout a trial for criminal assault, makes an error in the sentence - which he has to correct. The...

A film by Alan Clarke for the 'A Man of Our Times' anthology series.

A lady catches the attention of a compulsive gambler.

A middle aged man taunted by his young office colleagues about his bachelorhood turns to violence.