Cecil Clarke (Producer)
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Works
The Stratford Adventure
This short film depicts how a small Canadian city, bearing the name of Stratford and by a river Avon, created its own renowned Shakespearean theatre. The film tells how the idea grew, how a famous British director, international stars and Canadian talent were recruited, and how the Stratford Shakespearean Festival finally became a triumphant reality.
Release Date1954-08-02
Charactersd Self
Vote Count3
ITV Play of the Week
A UK anthology series of single plays from major playwrights old and new. It ran from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television. Season 1 also incorporates the Plays from the 'H.M. Tennant Globe Theatre' series, some of which were incorporated and labelled in listings as official Play of the Week episodes and some of which were played in place of Play of the Week episodes in alternative ITV regions. All 8 plays have been incorporated into this entry for convenience.
Release Date1955-09-27
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count1
Vote Count5
Spell of Evil
A businessman hires a marriage bureau when his wife dies from a sudden illness and is delighted to find himself paired up with the beautiful Clara. Despite seeming like the perfect wife, Clara is in fact a witch and has nothing but evil intentions for her new husband.
Release Date1973-06-16
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count1
Brief Encounter
Two strangers, both married to others, meet in a railway station and soon find themselves in a brief but intense affair.
Release Date1976-01-04
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Vote Count12
The Colour of Blood
A young girl on a train finds out that her companion is a serial killer.
Release Date1973-05-12
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Edward the Seventh
Edward the Seventh is a 1975 television drama miniseries produced by ATV. Based on the biography of Edward VII by Philip Magnus, the series features depictions of a vast number of historical figures including, but not limited to, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Arthur Balfour, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Edward VII, George V, Napoleon III, Nicholas II of Russia, Queen Victoria, Wilhelm I, Wilhelm II, Winston Churchill, Henry John Temple, and Otto von Bismarck.
Release Date1975-04-01
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count13
Vote Count10
The Biko Inquest
Based on the official transcripts of the investigation that followed after the very suspicious notorious death in prison of one of the most important leading men of the South African anti-apartheid movement, Steven Biko.
Release Date1984-11-01
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Male of the Species
Never trust a man whoever he is. This is the bitter lesson learned by Mary MacNeil in her relationships with three different men: her father, a mendacious womaniser; a smooth-talking office flirt, Cornelius; and an ageing barrister, Emlyn, who is enchanted by Mary's youthful vitality and charm. Only one of these men will win her heart in the end... Featuring rare television performances from Sean Connery, Michael Caine and Paul Scofield, this trilogy of plays forms a dramatic and controversial study in male behaviour. Differs slightly from the omnibus version that aired 3 Jan 1969 on NBC (US).
Release Date1969-02-01
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count3
Vote Count1
Relics
Daniel is about to marry a woman 30 years his senior. The woman begins to suspect that he is after her money.
Release Date1973-04-10
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Possession
With the exception of the poor central heating system, Ray and Penny Burns' newly-purchased country house seems ideal. While repairing the pipes, a handyman digs up the cellar and uncovers the body of the home's previous owner who was murdered twenty years earlier. A séance held in the home reveals something very disturbing.
Release Date1973-04-12
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count1
Sleepwalker
A young American woman visiting her author father in London discovers that her childhood habit of sleepwalking has recurred. She has a vivid dream of witnessing a murder in a strange house - or is it a dream?
Release Date1975-10-07
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count1
Twelfth Night
Sir Alec Guinness, Sir Ralph Richardson and Joan Plowright star in this merry on-stage mix-up of identity, gender and love in Tony Award-winner John Dexter’s production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Originally broadcast on Britain’s ITV, this classic performance captures all the slapstick, puns and double entendres that have amazed and amused audiences for over four hundred years.
Release Date1970-07-12
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count4
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Release Date1969-01-11
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count1
Vote Count2
Lady Killer
A shy, lonely American girl marries a charming man she meets while on vacation in England, unaware that he has sinister plans for her.
Release Date1973-01-18
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count3
The Strauss Family
The Strauss Family is a British seven-part miniseries produced by Associated Television about 19th century Vienna's Strauss family: Johann I and his sons Johann II, Eduard, and Josef.
Release Date1972-11-07
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count8
Someone at the Top of the Stairs
A young woman and her friend rent a room in a boarding house. Soon they become aware of the fact that the other "renters" are a very strange lot, and that there are some very odd goings-on in the house that seem to be centered in the attic... Part of the ITV 'Thriller' anthology series.
Release Date1973-02-12
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count3
The Merchant of Venice
An Edwardian take on the Shakespeare play starring Laurence Olivier.
Release Date1973-10-07
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count1
The Comedy of Errors
The Royal Shakespeare Company act (and sing and dance!) Shakespeare's play about two sets of identical twins, separated at birth and brought together by circumstance.
Release Date1978-10-17
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count4
Male of the Species
Never trust a man whoever he is. This is the bitter lesson learned by Mary MacNeil in her relationships with three different men: her father, a mendacious womanizer; a smooth-talking office flirt, Cornelius; and an aging barrister, Emlyn, who is enchanted by Mary's youthful vitality and charm.
Release Date1969-01-03
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count2
A Place to Die
Doctor Bruce Nelson takes over the medical practice of a village general-practitioner. Upon arriving in their new home, the doctor and his wife, Tessa, receive a very warm welcome from all the villagers. Tessa is at first flattered by the villagers' constant fawning and gifts, but soon becomes wary of their strange ways, and begins to suspect there is something evil in the village.
Release Date1973-05-26
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count2
Ring Once for Death
Recently widowed Laura Vallance returns home to England after many years living abroad. She knows few people in England, but she desires rest and seclusion in her time of grief. However, she is more alone than she bargained for when she hires Roger Masters as her butler. With small doses of poison, the ruthless butler plans to keeps his wealthy employer incapacitated... permanently.
Release Date1973-12-06
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count2
Only a Scream Away
Newlyweds Samantha and Robert Miller emerge from the church to the sound of cheers. However, the happy scene is disturbed by a cruel practical joke, someone throws a paint-bomb at the bride. Later, upon returning from their honeymoon the couple discover the smashed remnants of their wedding cake and a mysterious gift -- one soiled glove. Could it be a warning? Does someone hold a grudge against the couple?
Release Date1974-01-26
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count2
Present Laughter
An aging and self-obsessed actor finds himself in a situation bordering on farce when he is besieged by the demands of his estranged wife, women who want to seduce him, and a crazed playwright.
Release Date1967-02-28
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
A Matter of Diamonds
Riley Walker arrives at an Italian villa with an injured hand; he had cut his hand whilst attempting to get into the neighbouring villa belonging to his aunt. He introduces himself to the residents and stays until his aunt, Mrs Panzack, returns. Speaking to his aunt it is revealed that the visit was a ruse to meet the occupants of the house and in particular Maggie Brown, who is in possession of some diamonds they are interested in.
Release Date1968-04-01
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer