Clive Arnold

Clive Arnold is a British television director, who directs BBC soap EastEnders from 23 November 2000 till 1 October 2013.

Career
Arnold began in showbusiness as an actor, working for six or seven years for the BBC. During this time he realised his talents may lie in working behind the camera, so joined the BBC as a runner, and spent 11 years working his way up to becoming a director.His first episode of EastEnders was on 23 November 2000 and he has since directed several notable episodes including Dot Branning's single-hander episode, the 25 December 2008 - Part 1 and 25 December 2008 - Part 2, a live episode on 19 February 2010 celebrating the show's 25th anniversary,which won the award for Best Single Episode at the 2010 British Soap Awards, and 23 July 2012 - Part 2, in which Billy Mitchell carries the Olympic Flame in a live segment of the episode, which was nominated for Spectacular Scene of the Year at the 2013 British Soap Awards. He has also directed for ITV's Emmerdale and Where the Heart Is, BBC's Holby City, and a special EastEnders spin-off, Perfectly Frank, focusing on the character Frank Butcher.