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'''Chris Clough''' (born 9 March 1951 in [[Harrogate]], [[Yorkshire]], [[England]]) is an English television producer and director. |
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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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==Early life and Education== |
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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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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 the television [[soap opera]]s ''[[Brookside (television programme)|Brookside]]'' and ''[[EastEnders]]''. |
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==Career== |
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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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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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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 (British TV series)|Skins]]'', running from 2007 to 2013, and [[Channel 4]] drama ''[[Sirens (2011 TV series)|Sirens]]'' in 2011. In 2014, he was the producer of the first eight-part series of ''[[The Missing (British TV series)|The Missing]]''. |
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==References== |
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*[[Doctor Who Magazine]] #231 - "The Fantasy Factory" (interview with Chris Clough) p. 40.43 |
*''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' #231 - "The Fantasy Factory" (interview with Chris Clough) p. 40.43 |
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==External links== |
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*{{IMDb name|0167171}} |
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[[Category:Alumni of the University of Leeds]] |
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[[Category:BBC television producers]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:12, 15 February 2024
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Chris Clough | |
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| Born | 9 March 1951 |
| Alma mater | Leeds University |
| Occupation(s) | Television producer and Director |
Chris Clough (born 9 March 1951 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England) is an English television producer and director.
Early life and Education[edit]
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 the television soap operas Brookside and EastEnders.
Career[edit]
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 to 2013, and Channel 4 drama Sirens in 2011. In 2014, he was the producer of the first eight-part series of The Missing.
References[edit]
- Doctor Who Magazine #231 - "The Fantasy Factory" (interview with Chris Clough) p. 40.43
External links[edit]
- Chris Clough at IMDb
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