Clews worked as a marine surveyor at the Admiralty Dockyard complex (now Malta Shipyards), from where he left to start a career in journalism.

The Stage Commandos had won the “Bajda u Ħamra” award in the one act play competition at the Radio City Theatre in 1947.

Other well known actors in his team included Gemma Portelli, Armando Urso, Vitorin Galea, Johnny Navarro, Terry L. Bencini, Josette Ciappara, Nosì Ghirlando and Guża Caruana.

Perhaps his greatest success was the comical soap opera “Karmena Abdilla” which had a run of some two years culminating in a sumptuous wedding on the Radio City Theatre stage.

Considering the many thousands of Maltese who have settled in Australia, many musicians and actors are regularly invited to present shows down-under.

Some of his works include: Ali Babì, Hotel Żewwiġni and Don Rodrigo (all three being musical comedies); l-Imgermda (an adaptation of Cinderella), many sketches, one act comedies and plays As a token of appreciation, in December 1996 Clews was awarded the Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika (The Medal for Services to the Republic),[1] and two years later he was awarded the Trophy for a lifetime entertainment to the nation.