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Verity Lambert

Verity Lambert

Producer · Died November 22, 2007, aged 71 · Hampstead, London, England, UK

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 television companies, notably having a long association with Thames Television and its Euston Films offshoot in the 1970s and 1980s. Her many credits as producer include Adam Adamant Lives!, The Naked Civil Servant, Rock Follies, Minder, Widows, G.B.H., Jonathan Creek, Love Soup and Eldorado. She also worked in the film industry for Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment. From 1985 she ran her own production company, Cinema Verity. She continued to work as a producer until the year she died. Women were rarely television producers in Britain at the beginning of Lambert's career. When she was appointed to Doctor Who in 1963, she was BBC Television's only female drama producer, as well as the youngest. 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". 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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Verity Lambert, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 27, 1935
Died
November 22, 2007 (aged 71)
From
Hampstead, London, England, UK
Works as
Producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 66 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 26% in 30 days

What are Verity Lambert's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Society
23%
Morality
15%
Power
13%
Survival
12%
Bonds
9%
Ambition3 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Contemplative
5
Melancholic
4
Absurd
3
Dread
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Verity Lambert's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Verity Lambert's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

66 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Daleks in Colour(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Tardis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Producer

  • Doctor Who: Galaxy 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show Creator

  • The Celestial Toyroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Verity Lambert: Drama Queen(2008)

    as (Archive Footage)

  • Love Soup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 18 episodes · Producer

  • The Story of Doctor Who (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • The Cazalets(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Jonathan Creek(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • A Night in with the Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • A Perfect State (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 7 episodes · Producer

  • She's Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

  • Class Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 7 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Producer

  • Comics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Producer

  • Running Late (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer

  • So Haunt Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 18 episodes · Producer

  • G.B.H. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Sleepers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Executive Producer

  • Sleepers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Boys from the Bush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 20 episodes · Producer

  • May to December (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 38 episodes · Producer

  • A Cry in the Dark(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • American Roulette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Executive Producer

  • Doctor Who Then & Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Link(1986)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Clockwise(1986)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Dreamchild(1985)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Morons from Outer Space(1985)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Saigon: Year of the Cat(1983)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Nation's Health (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Reilly: Ace of Spies(1983)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Widows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

  • The Flame Trees of Thika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer · Producer

  • Stainless Steel and the Star Spies(1981)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Minder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show Creator

  • Quatermass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Quatermass Conclusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Executive Producer

  • Macbeth(1979)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Sailor's Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Executive Producer

  • Rock Follies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

  • The Naked Civil Servant(1975)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Shoulder to Shoulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Producer

  • A.D.A.M. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Producer

  • Achilles Heel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Producer

  • Adam Adamant Lives! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 29 episodes · Producer

  • Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • Doctor Who: Galaxy 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • Doctor Who: The Time Meddler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • Doctor Who: The Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • Doctor Who: The Space Museum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • Doctor Who: The Crusade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • Doctor Who: The Web Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • Doctor Who: The Romans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • Doctor Who: The Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • Doctor Who: Planet of Giants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • Doctor Who: The Sensorites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • Doctor Who: The Aztecs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • Doctor Who: Marco Polo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • Doctor Who: The Daleks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • Doctor Who(1963)

    Show 81 episodes · Creator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 66 titles from 1963 to 2023.

Biggest box office

A Cry in the Dark (1988)

$6.9M worldwide

Highest rated

The Naked Civil Servant (1975)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

A Cry in the Dark (1988)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 66: 5 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing59 of 66: 56 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thOther crew5 of 66: 2 only other crew, 3 with another role

66 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

1960s21 · crew1970s10 · crew1980s15 · 1 acting · 14 crew1990s12 · 1 acting · 11 crew2000s4 · 2 acting · 2 crew2010s1 · acting2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Verity Lambert's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of the 10 of 11 with a score; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Stainless Steel and the Star Spies (1981)

83rd percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Naked Civil Servant (1975)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Verity Lambert's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Verity Lambert work with?

People who share at least 2 of Verity Lambert's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Judi Dench shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers