From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dick Clement, OBE (born 5 September 1937) is an English writer. Born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, Clement was educated at Bishop's Stortford College and is best known for his writing partnership with Ian La Frenais. Generally, Clement and La Frenais write comedies, or dramas with a comic tone. They are known for television series including, The Likely Lads, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, Porridge, Lovejoy and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. They have also written various other works for TV and a number of films, including The Commitments (with Roddy Doyle), Goal!, Flushed Away, Across The Universe and The Bank Job. They also wrote film versions of some of their television successes, which Clement himself usually directed. Both have been resident in the U.S. since the 1980s and have worked on such series as The Tracey Ullman Show, as well as uncredited script doctoring on films like Never Say Never Again, The Rock (1996) and Bad Boys 2. They also continue to write for British TV. Clement was awarded an OBE in the Queen's 2007 Birthday Honours list. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dick Clement, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 5, 1937 (89)
- Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
- Writer, director and producer
- 17 on MovieCove · 50 credits in all
What are Dick Clement's films like?
Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 3 · Wry 0 · Earnest 14
Light 14 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3
Gentle 5 · Charged 9 · Intense 3
Steady 3 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 9
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 1
Casual 14 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 12 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1
Resolved 16 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy11
- Bittersweet6
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 Dick Clement's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Dick Clement'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
50 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
My Generation(2017)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Porridge(2016)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Spies of Warsaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Killing Bono(2011)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Bank Job(2008)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Across the Universe(2007)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Flushed Away(2006)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Goal! The Dream Begins(2005)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all filmsDrama Connections (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Archangel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The Rotters' Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The Best of Ronnie Barker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Honest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Still Crazy(1998)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Excess Baggage(1997)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Tracey Takes on New York(1993)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Commitments(1991)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all filmsFreddie and Max (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Laat maar zitten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Vice Versa(1988)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Lovejoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Water(1985)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Bullshot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Sunset Limousine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Anyone for Denis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Anyone for Denis? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
The New Adventures of Lucky Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Astronauts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
The Prisoner of Zenda(1979)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Porridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
To Russia... with Elton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Going Straight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Porridge: The Desperate Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
The Likely Lads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Porridge: No Way Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
On the Rocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Porridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Thick as Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Seven of One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Catch Me a Spy(1971)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Villain(1971)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Rooster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
A Severed Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Otley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Hannibal Brooks(1969)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Jokers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Likely Lads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Comedy Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Career shape
A full career of 48 titles from 1961 to 2017.
Biggest box office
Flushed Away (2006)
Highest rated
The Commitments (1991)
Most popular right now
Flushed Away (2006)
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 Dick Clement's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 54/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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.
Is Dick Clement's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Dick Clement work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dick Clement's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ian La Frenais shares the most, 17.
Writers
- Ian La FrenaisShared titles: My Generation (2017), Porridge (2016), Killing Bono (2011), The Bank Job (2008), Across the Universe (2007), Flushed Away (2006), Goal! The Dream Begins (2005), Still Crazy (1998), Excess Baggage (1997), Tracey Takes on New York (1993), The Commitments (1991), Vice Versa (1988) and 5 moreSee newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Ian La Frenais
Actors
- Michael CaineShared titles: My Generation (2017), Water (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Caine
- Bill NighyShared titles: Flushed Away (2006), Still Crazy (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Bill Nighy
- Billy ConnollyShared titles: Still Crazy (1998), Water (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Billy Connolly
Cinematographers
- Christopher ChallisShared titles: Catch Me a Spy (1971), Villain (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Challis
Producers
- David WimburyShared titles: Tracey Takes on New York (1993), The Commitments (1991), Water (1985)See all 3 shared titles with David Wimbury
- Mark HuffamShared titles: Killing Bono (2011), Goal! The Dream Begins (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Huffam
- Alan Ladd Jr.Shared titles: Vice Versa (1988), Villain (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Ladd Jr.
