Born: 9th March 1951
Episodes Broadcast: 1986-1988

Chris Clough was born in Harrogate, Yorkshire and was interested in television production from an early age. Indeed, his decision to attend Leeds University was largely inspired by the availability of a studio for use by undergraduate students. While completing a degree in English literature, Clough amassed a portfolio which help secure him a job as a current affairs researcher with Granada Television. By 1978, he had gained experience as a director on several episodes of Go With Noakes. Clough went freelance in 1982 and primarily spent the decade working on soap operas, including three years on Brookside and four on EastEnders.

It was during his time on EastEnders that Clough made the acquaintance of assistant director Gary Downie. Downie recommended him to his partner, Doctor Who producer John Nathan-Turner, which resulted in Clough being offered the final six episodes of the 1986 season: The Trial Of A Time Lord (Segment Three) and The Trial Of A Time Lord (Segment Four). These were also Colin Baker's final stories as the Sixth Doctor, and so it was Sylvester McCoy's Seventh Doctor who appeared in the four additional Doctor Who serials which Clough directed over the next two years. The last of these was 1988's The Happiness Patrol, for which Clough's wife, Annie Hulley, could be heard as the Newsreader.

During the Nineties, Clough's directing credits included Emmerdale Farm and Casualty. He made eighteen episodes of The Bill before becoming its producer in 1995, and he would chiefly work in this capacity for the remainder of his career. Clough saw out the Nineties with two seasons of Ballykissangel. Following the turn of the century, his projects included Table 12 and The Ghost Squad, while Born And Bred was a co-creation of future Doctor Who executive producer Chris Chibnall. Perhaps Clough's best-known programme was the long-running teen drama Skins, which debuted in 2007; he earned his final credit as a director on one of its first-season episodes. Clough remained active during the 2010s, producing shows like The Missing, Lucky Man, Rellik and World On Fire.