Career

James Kenelm Clarke was born in 1941 at Great Rissington, Glos. He was educated at Leighton Park School

Leighton Park School

Leighton Park School is a co-educational Quaker independent school for both day and boarding pupils. It is situated in the large town of Reading in Berkshire, in South East England...

 and studied music with Rene Leibowitz

René Leibowitz

René Leibowitz was a French composer, conductor, music theorist and teacher born in Warsaw, Poland.-Career:...

 in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

. At the age of 18 he wrote the music for Michael Darlow

Michael Darlow

Michael Darlow is a television director. His works include Genocide and Bomber Harris.-External links:...

’s film “All These People” and then many scores for Anglia TV’s television plays (under George More O'Ferrall

George More O'Ferrall

George More O'Ferrall was a British film and television director.-Selected filmography:*The Holly and the Ivy *Angels One Five *The Heart of the Matter...

) and then at the suggestion of Sir John Woolf joined Anglia Television

Anglia Television

Anglia Television is the ITV franchise holder for the East Anglia franchise region. Although Anglia Television takes its name from East Anglia, its transmission coverage extends beyond the generally accepted boundaries of that region. The station is based at Anglia House in Norwich, with regional...

 full-time in 1961 as a researcher on Anglia Television’s local programme “About Anglia

About Anglia

About Anglia, first broadcast in 1960, is the flagship television news magazine for Anglia Television. Its original presenter was Dick Joice....

”. In 1967 he joined BBC Television in London as a producer on the award-winning progmme “Man Alive”, edited by Desmond Wilcox

Desmond Wilcox

Desmond John Wilcox was a British documentary maker at the BBC and ITV. He was producer of This Week, Man Alive and That's Life!.- Early life :...

. Clarke produced reporters Esther Rantzen, John Pitman, Joan Bakewell and James Astor. He also contributed films to the “Braden’s Week” and “That’s Life” teams.

He then directed and co-produced (with Phil Meheux) the feature film “Got It Made” before leaving BBC Television and setting up Norfolk International Pictures Limited in London. Norfolk International made the following feature films for the international market: “Exposé

Exposé (film)

Exposé is a 1976 video nasty starring Udo Kier, Linda Hayden and 1970s sex symbol Fiona Richmond. On release, it sparked controversy due to graphic scenes of sex and violence, resulting in a re-release in 2006, with around 30 cuts...

”, “Hardcore”, “Let's Get Laid

Let's Get Laid

Let's Get Laid is a 1978 British comedy film directed by James Kenelm Clarke and starring Robin Askwith, Fiona Richmond and Anthony Steel. After being demobbed at the end of the Second World War, Gordon Laid returns to London - only to find himself suspected of a murder in Wapping.-Cast:* Fiona...

”, “The Thirty Nine Steps”, “The Music Machine

The Music Machine (film)

The Music Machine is a 1979 British musical drama film directed by Ian Sharp and starring Gerry Sundquist, David Easter and Mickey Feast. At a London disco, a competition is held to find two dancers to star in a film leading to vicious competition.-Cast:...

”, “Funny Money

Funny Money (1982 film)

Funny Money is a 1982 British crime film directed by James Kenelm Clarke and starring Gregg Henry, Elizabeth Daily and Derren Nesbitt. A pair of credit card thieves flee Las Vegas for London where they shelter in the Londonderry Hotel.-Cast:...

”, and “Going Undercover”.

He is now CEO of Norfolk Music Publishing Ltd .

Personal Life

He has a life long interest in church organs and railways and is the organist at Tunstead

Tunstead, Norfolk

Tunstead is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 10.7 miles north north east of the city of Norwich, 15 miles south south east of Cromer and 129 miles north east of London...

 Church in Norfolk. His two sons, Athelstane and Gervase, are also in the media industry.

Selected filmography

• Stalker
  Stalker
  -In media:* Stalker , a 1995 dark ambient album by Lustmord & Robert Rich, inspired by the film* Stalker , an episode of the American television series CSI...
  
   2010 (executive producer)
• Going Undercover (1987)
• Funny Money
  Funny Money (1982 film)
  Funny Money is a 1982 British crime film directed by James Kenelm Clarke and starring Gregg Henry, Elizabeth Daily and Derren Nesbitt. A pair of credit card thieves flee Las Vegas for London where they shelter in the Londonderry Hotel.-Cast:...
  
   (1982)
• The Music Machine
  The Music Machine (film)
  The Music Machine is a 1979 British musical drama film directed by Ian Sharp and starring Gerry Sundquist, David Easter and Mickey Feast. At a London disco, a competition is held to find two dancers to star in a film leading to vicious competition.-Cast:...
  
   (1979)
• The Thirty Nine Steps (1978)
• Let's Get Laid
  Let's Get Laid
  Let's Get Laid is a 1978 British comedy film directed by James Kenelm Clarke and starring Robin Askwith, Fiona Richmond and Anthony Steel. After being demobbed at the end of the Second World War, Gordon Laid returns to London - only to find himself suspected of a murder in Wapping.-Cast:* Fiona...
  
   (1978)
• Exposé
  Exposé (film)
  Exposé is a 1976 video nasty starring Udo Kier, Linda Hayden and 1970s sex symbol Fiona Richmond. On release, it sparked controversy due to graphic scenes of sex and violence, resulting in a re-release in 2006, with around 30 cuts...
  
  (1976)