About Donald Clarke

A Swiss army knife professional covering multiple editorial roles, producing, and development, with the last 4 years spent working as a Series Producer and Edit Producer on prime-time formats for the US and UK. Before that, I spent 10 years as a celebrated Showrunner and Executive Producer in South Africa, owning a successful production company that produced MasterChef South Africa and Girl Eat World. I also served as Commercial Director and

A Swiss army knife professional covering multiple editorial roles, producing, and development, with the last 4 years spent working as a Series Producer and Edit Producer on prime-time formats for the US and UK. Before that, I spent 10 years as a celebrated Showrunner and Executive Producer in South Africa, owning a successful production company that produced MasterChef South Africa and Girl Eat World. I also served as Commercial Director and Executive Producer at BBC Studios-owned Rapid Blue for 3 years before moving to the UK permanently.

My background spans everything from single-camera documentaries to large-scale entertainment shows, demonstrating my ability to craft compelling stories across series. With a calm demeanour and extensive experience, I thrive on producing top-tier content alongside skilled professionals. I'm a proactive and collaborative team player, always focusing on what's crucial for the project and helping colleagues deliver their best work. Confident in managing high-profile talent, I'm adept at writing for edit, voiceover direction, supervising multiple suites, and ensuring smooth project delivery.

Credits

Kitchen Nightmares (Season 2)

( Aug 2024 - Nov 2024 )

Studio Ramsay / Fox International

Edit Producer

Next Level Chef (Season 4)

( Mar 2024 - Aug 2024 )

Biggerstage / Fox International

Edit Producer

Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars

( Jan 2024 - Mar 2024 )

Studio Ramsay / Fox International

Edit Producer

Next Level Chef (Season 3)

( Sep 2023 - Jan 2024 )

Studio Ramsay / Fox / Fox International

Edit Producer

Survivor UK

( Jun 2023 - Sep 2023 )

Banijay / Remarkable

Edit Producer

Married At First Sight UK S3

( Mar 2023 - Jun 2023 )

CPL / Channel 4

Edit Producer

Next Level Chef (S2)

( Aug 2022 - Mar 2023 )

Studio Ramsay / Fox

Edit Producer

Charlotte In Sunderland

( Jun 2022 - Oct 2022 )

Chatterbox Media / BBC3

Series Producer

Love At First Lie

( Nov 2021 - Jun 2022 )

Lime Pictures / MTV

Senior Edit Producer

Love At First Lie

( May 2021 - Nov 2021 )

Lime Pictures / MTV

Series Producer

Equipment

Additional Information

Industries

Branded Content, Post Production, TV

Programme Types

Entertainment, Factual, Factual Entertainment, Food, Reality TV, Travel, Youth

Specialisms

Africa, Celebrity, Cookery, Diving, Food, Location Filming, Music, Politics, Programme Development, Programme Formatting, South Africa, Youth Culture

Employment History


COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Rapid Blue (owned by BBC Studios)
02/2018 - 12/2020,
Rapid Blue is Africa's leading production house with a particular focus on unscripted entertainment.
• I set up and led the development team responsible for entertainment, factual entertainment and drama proposals for broadcast channels, streamers and sponsors.
• I was a member of Exco and


COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Rapid Blue (owned by BBC Studios)
02/2018 - 12/2020,
Rapid Blue is Africa's leading production house with a particular focus on unscripted entertainment.
• I set up and led the development team responsible for entertainment, factual entertainment and drama proposals for broadcast channels, streamers and sponsors.
• I was a member of Exco and attended board meetings.
• Worked closely with BBC Studios International Formats and Production global team in creating formats for international license.
• As part of my role I would oversee up to 2 productions per year as an Executive Producer and assist in production where necessary.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Lucky Bean
02/2010 - 12/2017,
Lucky Bean is an award-winning production company making entertainment, cooking shows and reality for multiple broadcasters across the world.
• Lucky Bean was founded as a brand funded production company but went on to win several major commissions including MasterChef SA, My Story and Is That A Fact?
• Won 3 SAFTA's, 2 ProMAX awards and had 2 iEmmy nominations.
• Oversaw the development of over 10 television shows that have gone on to be commissioned in Africa and internationally.

Additional Information

Industries

Branded Content, Post Production, TV

Programme Types

Entertainment, Factual, Factual Entertainment, Food, Reality TV, Travel, Youth

Specialisms

Africa, Celebrity, Cookery, Diving, Food, Location Filming, Music, Politics, Programme Development, Programme Formatting, South Africa, Youth Culture