John Yorke (producer)

John Yorke
Yorke in 2021
Born
John Roland Clifford Yorke

(1962-07-09) 9 July 1962 (age 62)
Stepney, London, England
Alma materNewcastle University
Occupations
  • Television producer
  • script editor
Years active1994–present
EmployerBBC / Channel 4
TelevisionEastEnders

John Roland Clifford Yorke (born 9 July 1962)[1][2] is a British television producer and script editor, who was head of Channel 4 Drama 2003–2005,[3][4] controller of BBC drama production 2006–2012[5] and MD of Company Pictures (2013–2015).[6]

Yorke wrote Into the Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them (2014), a screenwriting guide that proposes a five act structure to film and television narrative.[7]

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  2. ^ "John Roland Clifford YORKE - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk.
  3. ^ "Abbott recasts C4 drama at cost of £100k". the Guardian. 16 June 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. ^ "BBC head moves to Channel 4". 12 February 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  5. ^ "BBC - Press Office - John Yorke to be Controller, In-House Drama". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  6. ^ "About John Yorke". John Yorke Story. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  7. ^ "The Book". John Yorke Story. Retrieved 20 September 2021.