| [19] Launched with a major publicity campaign and running in a high-profile slot three evenings a week on BBC1, the series was critically mauled and lasted only a year, from 1992 to 1993. | Amelia Curtis, A mother whose child was killed in a dingo attack in the Australian Outback fights to prove her innocence when she is accused of murder. A documentary about the BBC series Doctor Who (1963). Elizabeth Allan, The company also produced another successful BBC1 sitcom, So Haunt Me, which ran from 1992 to 1994. A celebration of the hundred most memorable bad moments from the UK's television archives. 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. The series was notable for using a range of leading British actors, as well as many up-and-coming performers before they found their greatest success; at its peak it was one of ITV's most watched shows. Juliet Harmer, Montserrat Lombard, Owen Brenman, [5] Returning to England, she rejoined ABC with an ambition to direct, but remained a production assistant and found it impossible to gain promotion. | Tom Baker, Cat Deeley, | Women were rarely television producers in Britain at the beginning of Lambert's career. Get DIRECTV 1-888-777-2454 . Comedy, Drama, Romance, Alice is "quaking in her boots" at the prospect of addressing a hall full of delegates at her company's sales conference, while Gil finds himself with the dubious honour of officiating at ... See full summary », Director: Directed by Louis Heaton. Verity Lambert, Log in. Gerald Harper, The original show ran for ten series between 29 October 1979 and 10 March 1994. Mark Gatiss, During her time in this position she oversaw several high-profile and successful contributions to the ITV network, including The Naked Civil Servant (1975), Rock Follies (1976–77), Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–92) and Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978). "[10], When Lambert arrived at the BBC in June 1963, she was initially given a more experienced associate producer, Mervyn Pinfield, to assist her. March is Women's History Month.And while we at SYFY FANGRRLS celebrate women's achievements all year long, we're going above and beyond this month with Season 2 of our limited podcast series, Forgotten Women of Genre. Tamsin Greig, My Account. "[2], In the 2002 New Year's Honours list Lambert was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to film and television production,[23] and the same year she received BAFTA's Alan Clarke Award for Outstanding Contribution to Television. Stars: Mark Halliley, [5] She soon became the secretary to the company's Head of Drama and then a production secretary working on a programme called State Your Case. Tens of thousands pounds were paid out by Thames Television to the group. However, Bleasdale subsequently admitted that she was right about the majority of the cut material, and when the production was finished, he only missed one small scene from those she had demanded be excised. Stars: [2] The British Film Institute's Screenonline website describes Lambert as "one of those producers who can often create a fascinating small screen universe from a slim script and half-a-dozen congenial players. Bruce Alexander, Colin Bucksey (born 1946 in Camberwell, London, England) is a British-born American film and television director. Thomas Guerrier A retrospective of the "Adam Adamant Lives!" Michael Landes, This sketch was part of Season 1, Episode 8, "Full Frontal Nudity", which was broadcast on BBC 1 on 7 December 1969. Sandy Johnson John Messenger, 55 min Doctor Who’s race-time continuum | Letters, “Chewing Gum’s” Michaela Coel to Deliver Prestigious Lecture at Edinburgh TV Fest, Female Officers of the Order of the British Empire Recipients, Officers (Officers of the British Empire) or OBE's. Claire Vousden, Anthony Andrews, Carole Ann Ford, Adventure, Drama, Family. Adventure, Drama, Family. View production, box office, & company info. She left the BBC in 1969 and worked for other television companies, notably having a long association with Thames Television and its Euston Films offshoot in the 1970s and 1980s. Following her dismissal from Granada, Lambert took a job as a shorthand-typist at ABC Television. Michael Landes, It had been eighteen very concentrated months, something like seventy shows. Gained experience of television production as personal assistant to David Susskind. Rudolf Mammitzsch, Sheridan Smith, | Joe Ahearne, Director: The fourth in a succession of Saturday morning shows, it was the replacement for Going Live!, and took many of its features from it, such as phone-ins, games, comedy, competitions and the showing of cartoons. Verity Lambert, 175 min Meera Syal, Find out when and where you can watch Verity Lambert movies and tv shows with the full listings schedule at TVGuide.com. [citation needed]. Clement Attlee, Anonymous, Other Works Tamsin Greig, Documentary. Verity Lambert, She lied in court in 1982 during the Rock Follies court case, which she and Thames Television lost for plagiarizing the series concept from the group Rock Bottom. At Blandings Castle, the Earl of Emsworth only cares about his prize pig 'The Empress' and is wilfully ignorant of the fact that his brother is planning to publish a book which might ruin ... Live & Kicking is a BBC Saturday morning children's magazine programme, running from 1993 to 2001. 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. A young Verity Lambert began her career as TV producer when given the chance to produce the new BBC television sci-fi series. | Through Lloyd Drewitt she meets an actor Jake Randall, ... See full summary », Director: Stewart Wright, Alice has moved in with Fae, whose father Larry is dying so Fae asks Alice to pray for him. Mark Heap, The plaque commemorates Lambert at Riverside and elsewhere. | | "She commissioned a serial, Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill, for safety, but also Bill Brand, one of the edgiest political dramas ever, and us ... Before we had even finished making the first series, Verity commissioned the second. Montserrat Lombard, Montserrat Lombard. Richard Martin, Brian Hodgson, Sylvia Anderson, | IMDb's advanced search allows you to run extremely powerful queries over all people and titles in the database. It was like going back to the Ark. Director: Documentary, Sci-Fi, Released as an extra on the begining box story tells the story of Dr who orgins, Stars: Christine Gernon "Verity Lambert had just arrived as head of drama at Thames TV and she went for broke," he told The Observer newspaper in 2002. [24] She died of cancer five days before her 72nd birthday. Stars: I know people do soaps forever now, but I felt Doctor Who needed someone to come in with a different view."[13]. After her stint as a producer at BBC TV (1963-1974), she held several executive roles at other companies, such as Controller, Drama Department, Thames TV (1974-1976), Director of Drama (1981-1982), director (1982-1985); Chief Executive, Euston Films (1979-1983); Director of Production, Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment (1982-1985); Director, Cinema Verity Productions (1985-2007). Stars: Brian Clemens, TV-PG Documentary. Not a DIRECTV customer? Director: | Stars: | Minder is a British comedy-drama series about the London criminal underworld. Lambert began working in television in the 1950s. analyst within the U.S. Embassy, meet a short time before the fall of Saigon. |  Mark Heap, Doctor Who's impact on popular culture, in particular the inspiration it has provided for contemporary science fiction. Series looking at the history of favourite drama shows. Stars: Christine Gernon Barry Letts, Forgot password? [1] The website of the Museum of Broadcast Communications hails her as "not only one of Britain's leading businesswomen, but possibly the most powerful member of the nation's entertainment industry ... Lambert has served as a symbol of the advances won by women in the media". James Strong | | David Attenborough, Mark Halliley, Documentary. Director: Remarkable documentary looking at the life of the queen African honeybee. | Alvin Rakoff, John Kelly Director: [8], In 1961, Lambert left ABC, spending a year working as the personal assistant to American television producer David Susskind at the independent production company Talent Associates in New York. Sandy Johnson | | Later in 1974, Lambert became Head of Drama at Thames Television. Stars: Pennant Roberts, Stars: | Drama Connections is a BBC One documentary series which looks at the stories behind the production of some of Britain's most popular drama television programmes, showing how they tie in with the production of other drama shows (hence the name). Comedy, Drama, Romance, Alice meets Mitch, a former boyfriend who is now a university lecturer and they go on a date. They like the same things, respect the same things, and share the same beliefs. Tamsin Greig, Sandy Johnson Paul Albertson, | 60 min While I managed to make some films I was proud of—Dennis Potter's Dreamchild, and Clockwise with John Cleese—it was terribly tough and not a very happy experience. [5] She then moved from administration to production, working on drama programming on ABC's popular anthology series Armchair Theatre and also early episodes of The Avengers,[7] both of which were then overseen by the new Head of Drama, Canadian producer Sydney Newman. Stars: Lambert was played by actress Jessica Raine. | "Unfortunately, the person who hired me left, and the person who came in didn't want to produce films and didn't want me. John Piper, | Moira Armstrong, 10 min Linda Agran, "It's not that I wasn't fond of Doctor Who, I simply felt that the time had come. Christine Gernon | The original show ran for ten series between 29 October 1979 and 10 March 1994. The shows feature interviews with some of the cast and crew of the subject programme, as well as classic footage from the series. Christine Gernon | William Russell, "[citation needed], For Doctor Who's fiftieth anniversary in 2013, the BBC commissioned a drama about the creation of the programme, entitled An Adventure in Space and Time. After Loch Lomond is a 1973 TV drama film written by Douglas Livingstone and directed by John Gorrie. Verity Lambert, Mark Lawson questions the received wisdom that the 1960s were the zenith of British television. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. Sheridan Smith, Rebecca Front, Following Alice's split with Matthew Milly and Cleo decide to help her out and find her a suitable boyfriend - by looking at the confidential prescription recommendations for male customers... 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