Born, 27 November 1935
Died, 22 November 2007

Verity Lambert was 27 in 1963, making her one of the youngest producers in the BBC and the only woman working on a major series. She fought for the integrity of Doctor Who as a series, resisting attempts to restrict its budget or cut the number of episodes. She continued to be associated with Doctor Who throughout her life, most recently taking part in many documentaries and commentaries for DVD releases.

Among her notable credits are Quatermass, Minder, Adamant Lives!, and the ill-fated El Dorado as well as the popular Jonathon Creek.

In 1985, Verity formed her own independent television company, Cinema Verity which was responsible for a large number of British films in recent years including the thought provoking drama, Saigon: Year of the Cat and the John Cleese comedy, Clockwise.

Her last production was a romantic comedy series, Love Soup

In January 2002, Verity was awarded an OBE in recognition of her services to film and television. In December 2007 she was due to collect the Working Title Films lifetime achievement award at the 2007 Women In Film And Television Awards.

Russell T Davies, Lead Writer and Executive Producer of Doctor Who, said of her:-

"There are a hundred people in Cardiff working on Doctor Who and millions of viewers, in particular many children, who love the programme that Verity helped create. This is her legacy and we will never forget that."

Jane Tranter, Controller, BBC Fiction, said: "Verity was a total one-off. She was a magnificently, madly, inspirationally talented drama producer. During her long and brilliant career there was no form of drama that was beyond her reach and that she didn't excel at. From the early episodes of Doctor Who to the still to be transmitted comedy drama Love Soup, via Widows, Minder, GBH, Eldorado and Jonathan Creek (to name but the tiniest handful of credits) – Verity was a phenomenon. Today is the 44th anniversary of her first ever episode of Doctor Who."

Menna Richards, Controller, BBC Wales, said, "In Doctor Who, Verity Lambert has left a legacy that lives on in the new productions BBC Wales has been making since 2004. We in Wales owe her a debt of gratitude for handing on such a treasure which continues to be enjoyed the world over."