Charlie Clay

Executive Producer: Lime Pictures. Vinnie Jones - In The Country. Discovery+ 6 x 1hr for Charlotte Reid and Deirdre Dowling. Vinnie Jones bulldozes into pastures new, returning to Blighty for a Summer of building chaos and close encounters with wildlife. Show running First Series. Creative Director Rebecca Kenny-Smith. April to December 2023.
Executive Producer: ITN Productions. Managing a slate of programmes for Head of Factual Will Smith. September 2021 to December 2022.
• Channel 4 shows for Ian Dunkley: 4 x 1hr series Castle Howard Through The Seasons. 6 x 1hr fast turnaround stately home Christmas specials including: Christmas at... Blenheim Palace/Holkham Hall/Harewood House.
• Channel 5 shows for Greg Barnett: 3 x 90" 9pm feature docs: The Big Freeze: Winter '63. Heatwave: Summer '76, The Great Storm of '87.
Executive Producer: Spun Gold TV. Channel 4: Beverly Hills: Inside the lives of the Rich and Famous 3 x 1hr. Running the edits and multiple pick up shoots required after the series was shot remotely during 2nd lockdown for Daniela Neumann. June to September 2021.
Executive Producer: ITN Productions. January 2020 to May 2021.
• Channel 4: 3 x 1hr Christmas at ... Chatsworth House, Highclere Castle & Warwick Castle.
• More 4: 6 x 1hr series Chatsworth House - A Great British Year for Becky Cadman.
• Channel 5: 4 x 1hr Diana Series made during 1st lockdown for Daniel Louw.
• UKTV/Dave: 10 x 1hr Fast Justice Blue Light cop show for Hilary Rosen.
Series Producer/Director/Camera: Prince Charles: Inside The Duchy Of Cornwall. BBC Studios for ITV1 (Jo Clinton-Davis). 2 x 1 hr 9pm. Embedded obs doc with the Duchy throughout Prince Charles's 50th year at the helm. Unprecedented access to HRH and his £1b, 130,000-acre, 700-year-old estate. Exec Bill Lyons. July 2018 to October 2019.
Executive Producer: The Lights Before Christmas. BBC Studios Unscripted for Britbox. 1 x 1 hr. Overseeing BBC Studios first commission for Britbox - a Slow TV extravaganza. Dec 2018.
Development Executive: BBC Studios Unscripted. Developing 8pm and 9pm factual formats for Jon Swain and Georgina Madley. May to July 2018.
Series Producer/Director: Spun Gold TV for ITV1 (Jo Clinton-Davis). Royal Wives of Windsor. 2 x 1hr 9pm. Execs Nick Bullen & Bridget Boseley. The Real Camilla. Re-cut of 9pm access doc. Shooting new interviews and actuality scenes at Clarence House. Execs Nick Bullen and Juliet Rice. December 2017 to April 2018
Executive Producer: Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away Brinkworth Films for C5 (Lucy Willis/Sean Doyle). Overseeing Series 3, 4 and 5. 50+ episodes of Channel 5's most popular 9pm factual programme: Series Editing, managing shoot teams and cutting rooms. Current from June 2015.
Consulting Series Producer: The Catch Blast! Films for C4. Advising the team (Editorial, Risk Assessment and H&S) on this ambitious rig based Trawler documentary series following young people going to sea for the first time. Oversaw Scottish leg of the series. At sea PSC filming and co-directing the rig. Exec: Nick Hornby. February to May 2015.
Series Director/Camera: Ice Rink on the Estate ITVS 3 x 1hr for ITV1. Torvill and Dean return to Nottingham, their home city, to mentor a bunch of tough teenagers from the notorious St Ann's Estate as they put on a pop up ice show for their community. Execs: Lucy Hillman and Katie Rawcliffe. June to December 2014.
Series Producer
July 13 to April 14
Impossible Pictures Factual
The Raid 6 x 1 hr for The National Geographic and Military Channels
Classic WW2 Special Forces Raids forensically deconstructed using CGI gameplay. Creating a new format. Exec: Paul Wooding.
Series Producer
Feb to July 13
Wag TV
Combat Collectors 6 x 1 hr for Discovery Networks International
A new obs/reality series following strong characters buying, renovating and selling vintage military vehicles and weapons. Execs: Martin Durkin, Jon Stevens.
Show Runner (SP)
May to Dec 12
Raw TV
Jungle Gold 8 x 1 hr for Discovery US
Two broke Americans fail to strike it rich gold mining in Africa. This ground-breaking series became the second most watched show by men on Friday nights in the whole of the US. Consequently up-ordered from 8 to 17 shows. Managing a large team (15) in Ashanti Ghana, multiple cutting rooms (10) in Soho, new talent, editorial direction, budget, schedule, staffing, compliance etc. Execs: Sam Maynard, Dimitiri Doganis, Christo Doyle.


Executive Producer
Feb 11 to March 12
Fresh One & Guppy Prods for Channel 4
Supervising Jimmy Doherty projects following his move to Channel 4 from the BBC. Working with talent to generate ideas, bring them to commission and supporting production across the slate. All projects HD.
Jimmy Takes on Tesco 3 x 1 hr for C4
Campaigning series set 'inside the belly of beast' - bringing high welfare food to the masses. Developed concept with the channel, hired the team, negotiated and managed access to Tesco; worked closely with talent on this high profile and difficult series. TX May 2012. Co-exec: David Wise. Features and Factual Entertainment: Liam Humphreys and Nick Hornby.
Jimmy's Forest 4 x 1hr for C4/More 4
Natural History series on British woodland. Developed series, found location, designed Tree House set and managed talent. Co-execs: Roy Ackerman and Jane Aldous. For C4 Science. TX Summer/Autumn 2012.
Jimmy's Grow Your Own Xmas Dinner 1hr Christmas special for C4
Featuring special guest Jamie Oliver. TX Dec 2011 2.8 million. C4 Features and Factual Entertainment: Nick Hornby.
Producer/Director
March to Dec 10
Spun Gold TV
Highgrove: Alan meets Prince Charles 1 x 1hr Feature for BBC 2
Alan Titchmarsh explores the Prince of Wales' passion for organic gardening. Managed access to HRH and his private gardens at Highgrove House via Clarence House. Exec: Nick Bullen. HD
Development Producer Generating ideas and access
Selling docs, features and factual entertainment formats, series and 'one offs' to all major broadcasters.
Series Producer
Dec 07 to Feb 10
BBC Docs
Gears and Tears 6 x 30 mins for BBC One
Behind the scenes of motor sport's best kept secret; the 2009 F1 Stock Car season. Obs doc series following petrol head passions and Shakespearian rivalries between warring families. Exec: Bill Lyons.
Trawlermen 4 x 1 hrs and 6 x 30 mins for BBC One
Two consecutive winters spent in Peterhead filming on North Sea fishing trawlers for this flagship documentary series. Series 4 re-commissioned due to Series 3 averaging 4.5 million. RTS nominated. Exec: Bill Lyons.
Development Producer
Sept to Nov 07
Fresh One Prods
The Ministry of Food
Working with Jamie Oliver to develop this campaigning series to successful green light stage for Channel 4. Exec: Zoe Collins
Series Producer/Director
March 06 to August 07 BBC Science & History
Crisis on Jimmy's Farm 4 x 1 hrs for BBC 2
Down on the farm with Jimmy Doherty reinvigorating the tricky third outing for this established BBC Two brand. Exec: Kim Shillinglaw.
Series Producer/
Director
Jan 05 to Sept 05
Lion TV
The Queen's Cavalry 8 x 30 mins for BBC One
Primetime obs doc series behind the scenes of the Household Cavalry in Knightsbridge. Delicate access. Rated @ 5.5 million. Execs: Bill Locke, Nick Catliff.
Series Producer/Camera
Sept 02 to May 04
BBC Docs

When Did You Last See Your Father? 2 x 1 hrs for BBC 3
Observational films re-uniting individuals who lost contact with their fathers at an early age. RTS shortlisted. Exec: Paul Wooding.
SAS Survival Secrets 7 x 1 hrs for BBC 2
Examining SAS tactics. Exec: Paul Wooding.



Selected Producer/Director/ Camera credits
97 to 04

Twenty Twenty Television Bad Lads Army, ITV 1
Lion TV Paddington Green, BBC One; Elite Commandos - Royal Marines, Discovery Channel; Castaway, BBC One; Passport to the Sun, BBC One; Las Vegas Law, MSBC; Turning the Tables, BBC Two; The Heat is On, BBC One.
BBC World Affairs Unit Correspondent
Current Affairs stories from all over the world; working undercover in Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya, Sumatra, Malaysia & Egypt. Nominated for a 1998 Rory Peck award - Cameraman of the Year.



Early Career
94 to 97

From Runner to Researcher, then AP to Producer
Pilot Prods, Lonely Planet; Ray Fitzwalter Assocs, Everyman; Blueprint Prods, Roar TV; Café Prods, Geo; Principal Films, Cheating Gravity.