Christopher Ballantyne

Christopher Ballantyne is a producer, director, location manager and production manager in television. He was the series producer in EastEnders alongside Mike Hudson from 1998 to 2002.

Ballantyne is very much so still in business and has just finished co-producing eight episodes of the television series Marcella. When he departed EastEnders in 2002, he went on to produce productions Holby City, Waking the Dead, Silent Witness, What Remains, Silk, Broadchurch, Tripped, The Level and Born to Kill.

His first job in television was in 1986 as an assistant floor manager in the television series Lovejoy. He also held this title in Star Cops and Howards' Way. In 1989 he was the location manager of the television series Mystery!: Campion, he also pursued this role in All Creatures Great and Small and Die Kinder.

He is also known to the industry as a director and production manager and has held this title in productions such as Clarissa, Have Your Cake and Eat It and Silent Witness.