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Verity Lambert(1935-2007)

  • Producer
  • Writer
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Verity Lambert
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.
BornNovember 27, 1935
DiedNovember 22, 2007(71)
BornNovember 27, 1935
DiedNovember 22, 2007(71)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

Known for:

Sam Neill and Meryl Streep in A Cry in the Dark (1988)
A Cry in the Dark
6.9
  • Producer
  • 1988
Siân Phillips in Shoulder to Shoulder (1974)
Shoulder to Shoulder
9.0
TV Mini Series
  • Producer
Tamsin Greig in Love Soup (2005)
Love Soup
8.2
TV Series
  • Producer
May to December (1989)
May to December
7.1
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Tamsin Greig in Love Soup (2005)
    Love Soup
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2008
  • Alan Davies in Jonathan Creek (1997)
    Jonathan Creek
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1998–2004
  • The Cazalets (2001)
    The Cazalets
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • Doctor Who: The Crusade (1999)
    Doctor Who: The Crusade
    • producer
    • Video
    • 1999
  • A Perfect State (1997)
    A Perfect State
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • Heavy Weather (1995)
    Heavy Weather
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1995
  • Joanna Lumley in Class Act (1994)
    Class Act
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1994–1995
  • Capital Lives
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Temp
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1995
  • She's Out (1995)
    She's Out
    • producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1995
  • May to December (1989)
    May to December
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1989–1994
  • So Haunt Me (1992)
    So Haunt Me
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1992–1994
  • Eldorado (1992)
    Eldorado
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1992–1993
  • Lennie James in Comics (1993)
    Comics
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1993
  • Boys from the Bush (1991)
    Boys from the Bush
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1992

Writer

  • Siân Phillips in Shoulder to Shoulder (1974)
    Shoulder to Shoulder
    • creator
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1974

Additional Crew

  • Doctor Who: Galaxy 4 (2021)
    Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
    • producer: original production
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021

Personal details

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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).
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Interview
    • 6 Articles

Did you know

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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.
  • Quotes
    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!

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