Clive Arnold

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Clive Arnold
Nationality British
Occupation Television director

Clive Arnold is a British television director, known for his work on the BBC One prime time Continuing Drama EastEnders .

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Career

Arnold began in showbusiness as an actor, working for seven years in theatre and TV . Realising his talents may lie in working behind the camera, Clive joined the BBC as a runner, and spent 11 years working his way up to becoming a director. [1] His first episode of EastEnders was on 23 November 2000 [2] and he has since directed several notable episodes including Dot Branning's (June Brown) single-hander episode, [1] the Christmas Day 2008 episodes, a live episode on 19 February 2010 celebrating the show's 25th anniversary, [3] which won the award for Best Single Episode at the 2010 British Soap Awards, [4] and the episode 4466, in which Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) carries the Olympic Flame in a live segment of the episode, [5] which was nominated for Spectacular Scene of the Year at the 2013 British Soap Awards. [6] He has also directed for ITV's Emmerdale and Where the Heart Is , BBC's Holby City , [1] and a special EastEnders spin-off, Perfectly Frank , focusing on the character Frank Butcher (Mike Reid). [2] In 2022, Clive's episodes of Coronation Street won the BAFTA for Best Continuing Drama.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Clive Arnold talks to Directors UK". Directors UK. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Clive Arnold". IMDb . Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  3. ↑ Green, Kris (18 February 2010). "EXCLUSIVE: Clive Arnold (Director, 'EastEnders Live') - Part 1". Digital Spy . Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  4. ↑ Green, Kris (9 May 2010). "British Soap Awards 2010: The Winners". Digital Spy . Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  5. ↑ Eames, Tom (23 July 2012). "'EastEnders' live Olympic torch sequence to include 31 regular stars". Digital Spy . Hearst Magazines UK . Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  6. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (22 April 2013). "'Coronation Street' leads British Soap Awards shortlist". Digital Spy . Hearst Magazines UK . Retrieved 22 April 2013.
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