An Unearthly Child

Verity Lambert
1935—2007

Verity Lambert was the first producer of Doctor Who back in 1963 and oversaw the first two seasons. She was both the youngest and the first female drama producer at the BBC. Other shows she produced during her career include Rumpole Of The Bailey, The Naked Civil Servant, Widows and Jonathan Creek.

The current production team of Doctor Who paid tribute to Lambert during the Series 3 episode "Human Nature" when the Doctor, masquerading as school teacher John Smith, talks of his parents, Sidney* and Verity.

Her death on Thursday came the day before the 44th anniversary of the very first episode of Doctor Who and five days before her 72nd birthday.

* A reference to Sidney Newman, the original creator of the series.