Alan Clarke: His Own Man Part 1/3

[@majordolbyscat]

Like Dennis Potter, Jack Rosenthal, Jimmy McGovern, and Lindsey Anderson, Nicolas Roeg, I have always considered Alan Clarke is more than warranted to be mentioned beside those other greats. The cream of the crop. Top of the pops. Great documentary, thanks for posting

[@macbrack04]

I worked with Alan and Nick Claxton in the early 80s on researching a project on soldiers deserting NI ...lovely bloke.

[@jcw001]

Thank you for posting....I love all Alan Clarke's work especially Contact...

[@Johnconno]

Hats off to Stella Richman, 'We fiddled the papers'. No BS, she believed in him.

[@stephenbrady4829]

I'm a big fan of Alan Clarke's work, although I haven't seen as much of it as I'd like. Some real gems on You Tube. Thanks a milion for posting the doc. Is that Danny Boyle narrating? Sounds like him

[@publichousebrandmusic2762]

what do you think to the new Blu Ray box set?

[@damienocallaghan3906]

That is Danny Boyle. Have you watched ELEPHANT?. Of course The Americans had to remake it but Clarke's original is butter

[@simonzonenblick395]

I don't like the narrator's style. He sounds like someone who, maybe because of the subject matter, is determined to prove his working class credentials by dropping letters and talking in a man-on-the-street kind of way. I misunderstood a couple of things and had to re-listen. For example, I wondered what was meant by "the cinema of Artaus legends," and thought perhaps Artaus was a director I'd not heard of. Only later did I realize he meant "Art House."

[@philipcurnow7990]

Simon Zonenblick The narrator is Danny Boyle from Manchester. You may have heard of him ...

[@Johnconno]

Pack it in simon.

[@simonzonenblick395]

@@philipcurnow7990 oh him. Famous for depicting working class life in the most joyless and brutal ways possible.

[@simonzonenblick395]

@@Johnconno Ok, will do.