Verity Lambert(1935-2007)

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A young Verity Lambert began her career as TV producer when given the chance to produce the new BBC television sci-fi series Doctor Who (1963) in early 1963. Due to the fact this was her first job as a producer, Mervyn Pinfield was given guardian role over the series, but Lambert's talents were soon recognised, and she was given full control, remaining on the programme until 1965. Lambert later owned her own production company, "Cinema Verity", and was a well known and respected person in the UK television industry.

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 3 wins & 7 nominations total

Known for:

A Cry in the Dark

6.9

Producer

1988

Shoulder to Shoulder

9.0

TV Mini Series

Producer

Love Soup

8.2

TV Series

Producer

May to December

7.1

TV Series

Producer

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Love Soup
- producer
- TV Series
- 2005–2008
Jonathan Creek
- producer
- TV Series
- 1998–2004
The Cazalets
- producer
- TV Series
- 2001
Doctor Who: The Crusade
- producer
- Video
- 1999
A Perfect State
- executive producer
- TV Series
- 1997
Heavy Weather
- producer
- TV Movie
- 1995
Class Act
- executive producer
- producer
- TV Series
- 1994–1995
Capital Lives
- producer
- TV Series
- 1995
Temp
- producer
- TV Movie
- 1995
She's Out
- producer
- TV Mini Series
- 1995
May to December
- executive producer
- TV Series
- 1989–1994
So Haunt Me
- executive producer
- TV Series
- 1992–1994
Eldorado
- executive producer
- TV Series
- 1992–1993
Comics
- producer
- TV Series
- 1993
Boys from the Bush
- producer
- TV Series
- 1992

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Alternative name
- Verity Lambert OBE
Born
- November 27, 1935
- Hampstead, London, England, UK
Died
- November 22, 2007
- London, England, UK(cancer)
Spouse
- Colin Bucksey1973 - 1987 (divorced)
Other works
Audio commentary for the DVD release of "Doctor Who: The Aztecs (1964)" with William Russell and Carole Ann Ford. "The Aztecs" consisted of the episodes: The Temple of Evil (1964), The Warriors of Death (1964), The Bride of Sacrifice (1964) and The Day of Darkness (1964).
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Trivia
In the Doctor Who episode The Family of Blood (2007), a character mentions that his parents were called Verity and Sydney. This is a tribute to Verity Lambert, the first producer of the original series Doctor Who (1963), and Sydney Newman, the Head of Drama at the BBC who gave her this job.

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I had been doing Doctor Who (1963) for about three months when I was called into Donald's (Donald B. Wilson) office. I was told that, now I'd done it and it was on air, I was going to go and produce a twice-weekly serial about a council that was being made in Birmingham. I said I wasn't, and Donald said, 'You're under contract to the BBC, not under contract to do Doctor Who (1963). If we say you're going then you're going.' Doctor Who (1963) had barely gone on the air, and I certainly didn't feel confident leaving it then, so I asked why they wanted me to go. The answer was that I wasn't married, so it was easier for me to go and live in Birmingham than it was for any of the other producers!