Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database. Kevin Clarke grew up in Birkenhead, Liverpool. He tried his hand at being a guitarist, an actor and went to Leeds University to train to be a drama teacher. He decided to become a writer while teaching in a London comprehensive school in the second half of the 1970s. Eventually his stage efforts piqued the interest of the BBC and he became one of seven writers selected for the first BBC writers scheme in the 1980s. He went on to write for BBC hospital drama Casualty. A meeting with Doctor Who script editor Andrew Cartmel led to his being commissioned for the 25th anniversary serial. Shortly after he adapted the serial for Target books. He went on to write for Minder, The Bill (1988-1991), Wycliffe (On Account, 1997, Land's End, 1998), Wish Me Luck, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (A Traitor to Memory, 2004) and The Last Detective (starring Peter Davison, Friends Reunited, 2005). His first original screenplay Albert and the Lion was networked by Scottish Television in 1992. His is now writing screenplays for films, a recent commission being Meek (the true story of 1960s pop genius Joe Meek), to star Rhys Ifans stars and be directed by Marc Evans.