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In June 2002 he left the popular soap for a senior position under Mal Young in the BBC's in-house Drama Series team, but soon after he left to work for [[Channel 4]] as the Head of Drama. There he commissioned successful shows such as ''[[Shameless (UK TV series)|Shameless]]'', ''[[Sex Traffic]]'' and the acclaimed ''[[Omagh (film)|Omagh]]''. |
In June 2002 he left the popular soap for a senior position under Mal Young in the BBC's in-house Drama Series team, but soon after he left to work for [[Channel 4]] as the Head of Drama. There he commissioned successful shows such as ''[[Shameless (UK TV series)|Shameless]]'', ''[[Sex Traffic]]'' and the acclaimed ''[[Omagh (film)|Omagh]]''. |
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In [[2004]] it was announced he would return to the BBC, taking over Mal Young's position, as well as additionally being Co-Head of Independent Drama Commissioning (i.e programmes made for the BBC by independent production companies, rather than in-house). One of the reasons he returned was to set around reversing the fortunes of ''EastEnders'' which had been facing tough times in comparison to the past. |
In [[2004]] it was announced he would return to the BBC, taking over Mal Young's position, as well as additionally being Co-Head of Independent Drama Commissioning (i.e programmes made for the BBC by independent production companies, rather than in-house). One of the reasons he returned was to set around reversing the fortunes of ''EastEnders'' which had been facing tough times in comparison to the past. However, ratings have fallen since he took total control of Eastenders in January 2005, from a high of 12.5 million under Executive producer Kathleen Hutchison to around 8 million, with one recent episode achieving 5.4 million. |
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As Controller of Continuing Drama Series, he is ultimately responsible for overseeing some of the most popular programmes on British television, including ''EastEnders'', ''Casualty'', ''[[Holby City]]'' and ''[[Doctors (BBC soap opera)|Doctors]]''. |
As Controller of Continuing Drama Series, he is ultimately responsible for overseeing some of the most popular programmes on British television, including ''EastEnders'', ''Casualty'', ''[[Holby City]]'' and ''[[Doctors (BBC soap opera)|Doctors]]''. |
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John Yorke is currently the Controller of Continuing Drama Series and Head of Independent Drama for the BBC.
He joined the BBC in the late 1980s, working initially in radio as a studio manager and then as a producer on BBC Radio 5.
In 1994, he moved to television, working as a script editor on EastEnders before becoming storyline consultant on Casualty.
In 1999 he took on the executive producer role on EastEnders. During his time there, he successfully introduced the soap's fourth weekly episode and a win over long running rival Coronation Street in a rare head-to-head showdown. He also axed the majority of the Di Marco family and helped successfully introduce popular characters such as the Slater family.
As what Mal Young described as "two of EastEnders most successful years", Yorke was responsible for big ratings winners such as "Who shot Phil?", Ethel's death, Jim and Dot's marriage, abusive Trevor and Kat's revelation to daughter Zoe that she was her mother.
In June 2002 he left the popular soap for a senior position under Mal Young in the BBC's in-house Drama Series team, but soon after he left to work for Channel 4 as the Head of Drama. There he commissioned successful shows such as Shameless, Sex Traffic and the acclaimed Omagh.
In 2004 it was announced he would return to the BBC, taking over Mal Young's position, as well as additionally being Co-Head of Independent Drama Commissioning (i.e programmes made for the BBC by independent production companies, rather than in-house). One of the reasons he returned was to set around reversing the fortunes of EastEnders which had been facing tough times in comparison to the past. However, ratings have fallen since he took total control of Eastenders in January 2005, from a high of 12.5 million under Executive producer Kathleen Hutchison to around 8 million, with one recent episode achieving 5.4 million.
As Controller of Continuing Drama Series, he is ultimately responsible for overseeing some of the most popular programmes on British television, including EastEnders, Casualty, Holby City and Doctors.