 | A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. (September 2021) |
John Yorke | |
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| Born | John Roland Clifford Yorke 9 July 1962 |
| Alma mater | Newcastle University |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
| Employer | BBC / Channel 4 |
| Television | EastEnders |
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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- ^ "The Book". John Yorke Story. Retrieved 20 September 2021.