Chris Clenshaw | |
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| Born | Christopher Clenshaw 29 September 1986 |
| Occupation | Television producer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Employer | BBC |
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Christopher "Chris" Clenshaw (born 29 September 1986) is an English television producer, known for serving as the executive producer of the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2022 to 2025.
Christopher "Chris" Clenshaw and his twin sister Georgia were born on 29 September 1986 in Gravesend, Kent to Greek-Cypriot mother Helen (née Antoniou) and English father Alfred Clenshaw, a Woolwich market trader. [1] [2] [3]
Clenshaw began his career in television production working as an edit assistant on the BBC Three factual programme Freaky Eaters , before becoming a runner and ultimately head researcher on Richard & Judy between 2008 and 2009. [4] He then worked as a shooting researcher on various shows including Local Food Hero , 3@Three and One Night Stand with Ne-Yo. In 2010, Clenshaw joined the ITV daytime programme This Morning , initially as a researcher before going on to hold an array of positions within their production team including edit producer, assistant producer and digital producer prior to his departure from the programme in 2015. [3] [4]
In July 2015, Clenshaw joined the BBC soap opera EastEnders as a writer and storyliner, before being promoted to script editor and ultimately story producer, before he left the role in January 2019 to become the producer of the BBC medical drama Holby City . [5] [6] In November 2021, Clenshaw was announced as the new executive producer of EastEnders. [3] [7] [8] Clenshaw took over from Jon Sen, and his first credited episode as executive producer was episode 6497, originally broadcast on 2 June 2022 and featured cameos from Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall as part of the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II celebrations. [9] [10] [11] During his tenure, Clenshaw oversaw the returns of Alfie Moon, Keanu Taylor, Ricky Butcher, Mo Harris, Ryan Malloy, Dean Wicks, Lisa Fowler, Yolande Trueman, Lauren Branning, Peter Beale, Ian Beale, Graham Foster, Bianca Jackson, Lucas Johnson, Jane Beale, Chrissie Watts, Jake Moon, David Wicks, Ruby Allen, Mickey Miller, Nigel Bates, Minty Peterson, Garry Hobbs, Grant Mitchell, Bex Fowler and Angie Watts (Anita Dobson) as a hallucination, as well as the recasts of Amy Mitchell, Freddie Slater, Elaine Peacock, Penny Branning, Johnny Carter and Vicki Fowler, the departures of Ranie Cross, Mick Carter, Janine Carter, Whitney Dean and Martin Fowler and lastly, the reintroduction of Cindy Beale, who returned from the dead after 25 years. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] In September 2024, it was announced he would step down as executive producer of EastEnders in February 2025, following the soap's 40th anniversary celebrations. [22] [23] [24]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Freaky Eaters | Edit assistant |
| 2008 | Richard & Judy | Runner |
| 2008 | Saturday Kitchen Live | Runner |
| 2008 | Richard & Judy's New Position | Head runner |
| 2009 | Richard & Judy | Researcher |
| 2009 | British Book Awards | Researcher |
| 2009 | Rachel Allen: Home Cooking | Shooting researcher |
| 2009 | Big Brother's Little Brother | Floor manager |
| 2009 | Local Food Hero | Shooting researcher |
| 2010 | 3@Three | Shooting / studio researcher |
| 2010 | One Night Stand with Ne-Yo | Shooting researcher |
| 2010–2015 | This Morning | Researcher / producer |
| 2015 | Big Brother's Bit on the Side | Edit producer |
| 2017–2019 | EastEnders | Story producer / script editor |
| 2019–2020 | Holby City | Producer |
| 2021 | Bulletproof | Senior story producer |
| 2022–2025 | EastEnders | Executive producer |
| 2025 | EastEnders: 40 Years on the Square | Himself (interviewed guest) |