Although probably best remembered for the controversial and groundbreaking dramas Scum, Made in Britain and The Firm,, the breath of Alan Clarke’s radical, political, innovative, inspirational work, along with his influence on generations of filmmakers, such as Gus Van Sant, Paul Greengrass, Andrea Arnold, Harmony Korine, Clio Barnard and Shane Meadows, should see him rightly regarded as one of Britain’s greatest ever filmmaking talents.