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'''Chris Clough''' is an [[England|English]] director and producer of television. |
'''Chris Clough''' (born 9 March 1951 in [[Harrogate]], [[Yorkshire]], [[England]]) is an [[England|English]] director and producer of television. |
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Clough studied English literature at [[Leeds University]]. He went there because they had a television studio available for the students. He used the material he created there to apply for jobs and he got a job as a researcher at [[Granada Television]]. He then started directing. In 1982 he went freelance and in that decade he directed episodes of TV-series such as ''[[Brookside]]'' and ''[[EastEnders]]''. |
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Chris began his career as a Researcher on Granada Reports, the flagship local news programme for Granada TV. He quickly began directing news features, documentaries and the studio, giving him a wide range of experience which served him well when he moved into Drama with the opening episode of Brookside, which aired on the first night of Channel 4 on November 2nd 1982. |
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While working on ''EastEnders'', Clough got to know one of the assistant directors, [[Gary Downie]], who had also worked on ''[[Doctor Who]]''. He got an interview with ''Doctor Who'' producer [[John Nathan-Turner]] and he later directed six serials of the series — ''[[Terror of the Vervoids]]'', ''[[The Ultimate Foe]]'', ''[[Delta and the Bannermen]]'', ''[[Dragonfire (Doctor Who)|Dragonfire]]'', ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]'' and ''[[Silver Nemesis]]''. |
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He stayed with the show for its first 18 months and then moved across to EastEnders which was also in its infancy, directing the first Christmas episode that garnered a 25 million audience. Dr Who, Casualty and many episodes of The Bill followed, where he made the move from Directing into Producing. |
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In the 1990s, Clough directed several episodes of ''[[The Bill]]'' and he also started producing the show in the latter half of the decade. He then went on to produce several other series, including ''[[Ballykissangel]]'', ''[[Black Cab (TV series)|Black Cab]]'', and ''[[The Ghost Squad]]''. He produced the [[E4 (channel)|E4]] Teen Drama ''[[Skins (TV series)|Skins]]'', running from 2007-2013, and [[Channel 4]] drama ''[[Sirens (2011 TV series)|Sirens]]'' in 2011. In 2014, he was the producer of ''[[The Missing (TV series)|The Missing]]''. |
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Chris has Produced many award winning shows, including Ballykissangel, Ghost Squad, Sirens, Dates, Strikeback, Skins, Lucan, The Missing, Killed by my Debt and World on Fire. |
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Revision as of 21:45, 3 April 2021
Chris Clough (born 9 March 1951 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England) is an English director and producer of television.
Clough studied English literature at Leeds University. He went there because they had a television studio available for the students. He used the material he created there to apply for jobs and he got a job as a researcher at Granada Television. He then started directing. In 1982 he went freelance and in that decade he directed episodes of TV-series such as Brookside and EastEnders.
While working on EastEnders, Clough got to know one of the assistant directors, Gary Downie, who had also worked on Doctor Who. He got an interview with Doctor Who producer John Nathan-Turner and he later directed six serials of the series — Terror of the Vervoids, The Ultimate Foe, Delta and the Bannermen, Dragonfire, The Happiness Patrol and Silver Nemesis.
In the 1990s, Clough directed several episodes of The Bill and he also started producing the show in the latter half of the decade. He then went on to produce several other series, including Ballykissangel, Black Cab, and The Ghost Squad. He produced the E4 Teen Drama Skins, running from 2007-2013, and Channel 4 drama Sirens in 2011. In 2014, he was the producer of The Missing.
References
- Doctor Who Magazine #231 - "The Fantasy Factory" (interview with Chris Clough) p. 40.43
External links
- Chris Clough at IMDb
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