Cliff Hanley

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Clifford Leonard Clark Hanley (October 28, 1922 - 1999) was a journalist, novelist, playwright and broadcaster from Glasgow in Scotland. Originally from Shettleston in the city's East End, he was educated at Eastbank Academy.

He also wrote a number of books, including Dancing in the Street, an account of his early life in Glasgow, The Taste of Too Much, a 'rite of passage' novel about a secondary schoolboy, often seen as semi auto-biographical, and The Scots.

During the 1960s and 1970s he published novels under the pen-name Henry Calvin. They were more successful in the US and Canada than in the UK.

He also wrote the words of Scotland's unofficial national anthem Scotland the Brave, and both wrote and recorded The Glasgow Underground Song - a humorous anecdote on the pre-modernisation era Glasgow Subway. A recording of this was made famous by Francie and Josie.

He wrote the script for 'Between the Lines', which was described by Mary Whitehouse, campaigner, as the filthiest programme she had seen on TV.