Roy Minton

Writer, Actor

August 28, 1933 — August 17, 2024 (90 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Coronation Street
    Coronation Street1 season

Known For

  • Scum
    Scum1979
  • Scum
    Scum1991
  • Scrubbers
    Scrubbers1982
  • Horace
    Horace1972
  • Plays for Britain
    Plays for Britain1 season
  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre6 seasons

Filmography

1964
The Wednesday Play · as Steve - Scaffolder
1960
Coronation Street · as Second PolicemanOn Plex
1955

1970
1963