Donald Clarke,Series Producer

Donald Clarke

Series Producer, Edit Producer

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About Donald Clarke

Highly experienced and versatile Series Producer and Edit Producer who has worked with BBC Studios, Lime Pictures, Studio Ramsay, Banijay and Netflix. With credits in prime-time formats, entertainment and constructed reality I am easily adaptable to make shows for both a UK and US audience. Unless otherwise stated my Series Producing credits including being across the edit. I have also worked outside of production in development and in senior

Highly experienced and versatile Series Producer and Edit Producer who has worked with BBC Studios, Lime Pictures, Studio Ramsay, Banijay and Netflix. With credits in prime-time formats, entertainment and constructed reality I am easily adaptable to make shows for both a UK and US audience. Unless otherwise stated my Series Producing credits including being across the edit. I have also worked outside of production in development and in senior management roles.

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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.

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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