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Verity Ann Lambert OBE (27 November 1935 – 22 November 2007) was an English television and film producer. Lambert began working in television in the 1950s. She began her career as a producer at the BBC by becoming the founding producer of the science-fiction series Doctor Who from 1963 until 1965. She left the BBC in 1969 and worked for other ...
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.
Verity Lambert, the first producer of Doctor Who, was born in London on 27 November 1935[1]. She served as producer from An Unearthly Child to Mission to the Unknown. Her work on Doctor Who was the first time that she had been a full producer and was one of the first times a woman had such a role in television. The day after her death was the forty-fourth anniversary of the show's debut.[2] Ms. Lambert owned her own production company, Cinema Verity. She was awarded an OBE in 2002 for services t
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.
Nov 26, 2007 · Verity Lambert was hugely talented, highly opinionated and a lot of fun, writes Janet Street-Porter. She was consumed by her work and her life-long ambition was only to be associated with the very ...
Verity Lambert. Television Producer. 27 November 1935 to 22 November 2007. The launch producer of Doctor Who (1963), Lambert's other hits include Detective, Budgie, Rock Follies, The Naked Civil Servant, GBH and Jonathan Creek. She also produced films such as A Cry In The Dark (1988) and was awarded the Alan Clarke Award for Outstanding ...
Verity Lambert died in November 2007 and the following episode of Doctor Who, Voyage of the Damned, included a dedication to her. Verity Lambert (1935 - 2007) Who’s Who. Anthony Coburn
