Biography
Clare Sillery is responsible for commissioning documentaries for BBC television channels and iPlayer.
She oversees a huge range of output from high impact singles such as The Real Mo Farah, 9/11: Inside the President’s War Room and Our Falklands War to acclaimed series such as Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland, Uprising, House of Maxwell and Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams.
Other highlights include returning series like Ambulance, Murder 24/7 and Forensics: The Real CSI and BBC Three hits such as Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make Up Star, High: Confessions of an Ibiza Drug Mule as well as films made by new directors on the Documentary Directors’ Initiative.
Clare was previously a commissioning editor in documentaries responsible for returning series such as Real Marigold Hotel and Real Marigold on Tour and award-winning single films like Simon’s Choice; How to Die on BBC Two and the Bafta winning factual drama Damilola, our Loved Boy for BBC One.
Before ing BBC commissioning, she was an executive producer on a diverse range of output from Bafta-winning Life And Death Row to RTS-winning Secret Life Of The National Grid.
Annual remuneration (as at July 2024)
Expenses and central bookings
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Gifts and Hospitality
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Declaration of personal interests
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A summary is published where there is something to declare and where there is nothing to declare. Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the General Data Protection Regulation.
This information is published annually, although if any amendments are made during the year an updated summary will be published if necessary as soon as it is available.
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