Tom Clegg (director) explained

Thomas Harrison Clegg (16 October 1934 – 24 July 2016)^[1] was a British television and film director. He was known as an action director,^[2] responsible for many episodes of The Sweeney, its cinema version Sweeney 2 (1978), and Sharpe. Between 1952 and 1954, he performed national service in the Royal Air Force.^[3]

Selected filmography

Television

• Scotland Yard: The Stateless Man (1955) as Fenton

• Special Branch (1973–74)
• (1975–77)
• The Sweeney (1975–78)
• A Captain's Tale (1982)
• Frederick Forsyth Presents (1989 and 1990)
• Sharpe (1993-2008)
• Bravo Two Zero (1999)
• Adventure Inc. (2002-2003)
• Rosemary & Thyme (2003)

Film

• Love Is a Splendid Illusion (1970)
• Sweeney 2 (1978)
• McVicar (1980)
• G'olé! (1983)
• The Inside Man (1984)
• Any Man's Death (1990)

References

1. Web site: RIP director Tom Clegg. PS. July 25, 2016. Sci-Fi Bulletin. 2016-07-29.
2. News: Tom Clegg . . 15 November 2016 . 4 July 2020.
3. Web site: Tom Clegg, director of The Sweeney – obituary . Telegraph Online . 3 August 2016 . 18 August 2022.

External links

• • Obituary - The Telegraph