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Tom Clegg

Tom Clegg

Director · Died July 24, 2016, aged 81 · Lancashire, England

Tom Clegg was born on October 16, 1934 in Lancashire, England as Thomas Harrison Clegg. He was a director and writer, known for the TV seres Sharpe, McVicar (1980), Slagskämpen (1984) and Sweeney 2 (1978). He was married to Audrey Clegg. He died on July 24, 2016 in the UK.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 16, 1934
Died
July 24, 2016 (aged 81)
From
Lancashire, England
Works as
Director
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 22% in 30 days

What are Tom Clegg's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
25%
Morality
24%
Survival
22%
Self
15%
Bonds
7%
Power
7%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Tense
2
Dread
1
Romantic
1
Thrilling
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tom Clegg's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tom Clegg's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

67 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Prisoners in Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Sharpe's Peril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Sharpe's Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Rosemary & Thyme(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Adventure Inc.(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Ultimate Force(2002)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • My Uncle Silas(2001)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Merseybeat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Burning Rubber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Bravo Two Zero(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Badger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Sharpe's Waterloo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Sharpe's Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Sharpe's Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Sharpe's Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Sharpe's Siege (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Sharpe's Regiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Sharpe's Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Sharpe's Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Sharpe's Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Sharpe's Honour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Sharpe's Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Sharpe's Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Sharpe's Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Sharpe(1993)

    Show 18 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Sharpe's Rifles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Between the Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • If the Shoe Fits(1991)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Price of the Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Any Man's Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • El C.I.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • A Casualty of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Frederick Forsyth Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Saracen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Marksman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Boon(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • C.A.T.S. Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Inside Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Story

  • The Gathering Seed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • G'olé! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Writer

  • The World Cup: A Captain's Tale(1982)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Chinese Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Children of the Full Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Hammer House of Horror(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • McVicar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director · Writer

  • Spy! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • An Honourable Retirement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Minder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Destination Moonbase-Alpha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • Return of the Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Sweeney 2(1978)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Life at Stake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Professionals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Space: 1999(1975)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Sweeney(1975)

    Show 14 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Regan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Armchair Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • If You're Not Winning, You're Not Trying (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Marked Personal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Harriet's Back in Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Van der Valk(1972)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Love Is a Splendid Illusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Special Branch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Eamonn Andrews Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 67 titles from 1964 to 2025.

Highest rated

Bravo Two Zero (1999)

Midcredits 69th

Most popular right now

My Uncle Silas (2001)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing67 of 67: 63 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thWriting3 of 67: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 67: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

67 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1960s2 · crew1970s16 · crew1980s17 · crew1990s22 · crew2000s9 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Tom Clegg's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

If the Shoe Fits (1991)

66th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Poirot (1989)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 57/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Tom Clegg work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tom Clegg's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Troy Kennedy Martin shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors