Angela Clarke

Born in Liverpool in 1969, Angela Clarke (born 1969 in Liverpool, Lancashire) is an English actress best known for her roles in the TV series Soldier Soldier, Brookside, Coronation Street, Liverpool 1, The Bill, Pie in the Sky and Casualty. Her films credits include Letter to Brezhnev, Blonde Fist, Dancin' Thru The Dark, Land and Freedom and Bernard and the Genie. She is the younger sister of actress Margi Clarke , with whom she starred alongside in Letter to Brezhnev and Blonde Fist, and the screenwriter Frank Clarke (who wrote Letter to Brezhnev). Like her brother, Angela is also a writer, penning the BBC1 sitcom Eyes Down from 2003-2004.

Works

Eyes Down

Eyes Down is a comedy starring Paul O'Grady as Ray Temple, the manager of a bingo hall in Liverpool, England called The Rio, although the series was filmed in Rayners Lane in London. Although it had moderate ratings, the programme only lasted for two series until it was cancelled by the BBC in 2004. The show was written by Angela Clarke and directed by Christine Gernon.

Release Date: 2003-08-15

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 15

Vote Count: 4

Land and Freedom

David Carr is a British Communist who is unemployed. In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he decides to fight for the Republican side, a coalition of liberals, communists and anarchists, so he joins the POUM militia and witnesses firsthand the betrayal of the Spanish revolution by Stalin's followers and Moscow's orders.

Release Date: 1995-04-07

Character: Kitty

Vote Count: 275

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky is a British offbeat police comedy drama programme starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and first broadcast in five series on BBC1 between 13 March 1994 and 17 August 1997 as well as being syndicated on other channels in other countries, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The series departs slightly from other police dramas in that the protagonist, Henry Crabbe, while still being an on-duty policeman, is also the head chef of the title restaurant set in the fictional town of Middleton and county of Westershire.

Release Date: 1994-03-13

Character: Tina

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 11

A Touch of Frost

Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice who attracts trouble like a magnet. Despite some animosity with his superintendent, Norman “Horn-rimmed Harry” Mullett, Frost and his ever-changing roster of assistants manage to solve cases via his clever mind, good heart, and cool touch.

Release Date: 1992-12-06

Character: Tara Holdsworth

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 67

Bernard and the Genie

Bernard Bottle, a mild mannered art buyer, is fired by his greedy boss, abandoned by his girlfriend and discovers a genie in an old bottle. The genie immediately embraces the modern world and helps Bernard on the side.

Release Date: 1991-11-23

Character: Carrie

Vote Count: 27

Blonde Fist

A woman attempts to escape her domestic problems by fleeing to New York in search of her father. She finds him, and also new problems, some friendship, a romance, and an unexpected career as pro-boxer, to make ends meet.

Release Date: 1991-11-01

Character: Brenda Doyle

Vote Count: 7

Soldier Soldier

The daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'B' Company, 1st Battalion The King's Fusiliers.

Release Date: 1991-06-10

Character: Colette Daly

Episode Count: 6

Vote Count: 13

Dancin' Thru the Dark

Linda's out on her hen night, her fiance is out on his stag night. Linda is having major doubts about getting married, when both groups arrive at a club, to find the band fronted by her ex-boyfriend—and the love of her life—Peter. Linda has to decide: Does she stay and settle down, like her friends want her to, or does she chuck it all in and run away with Peter?

Release Date: 1990-03-02

Character: Maureen

Vote Count: 7

The Paradise Club

The Paradise Club is a BBC television drama starring Don Henderson and Leslie Grantham as Frank & Danny Kane. Two series were produced and were broadcast between 1989 and 1990. The show focuses upon two brothers, Frank & Danny Kane. Their mother, Ma Kane, is the matriarch of a criminal gang in South London, helped by her son Danny. Frank has become a priest but leaves the church; he inherits The Paradise Club on the death of their mother and returns to London to try and steer Danny away from crime.

Release Date: 1989-09-19

Character: Joanne

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 4

Letter to Brezhnev

The factories, pubs, clubs, hotels and streets of 1980s Liverpool form the backdrop for this tale of love, friendship, sex and a letter to the Soviet leader, Leonid Brezhnev. Two Liverpool lasses, Teresa and Elaine meet two Russian sailors, Sergei and Peter and hook up for a night of fun and frolics. Teresa is looking for sex and a smile, Elaine wants love, romance and the dream of a life far away from the grime of the Liverpool docklands. A classic British romantic comedy filled with new wave tunes, 80s fashion, a little politics and a lot of heart.

Release Date: 1985-11-15

Character: Josie

Vote Count: 24