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In 1967, she joined the company of [[Robert Stigwood]], which had absorbed ALS. Working under the new arrangement, she became an executive producer for the newly created Associated London Films. The first production was ''[[The Plank (1967 film)|The Plank]]'' (1967), Sykes wordless silent film. In this role, Vertue was involved in film spin-offs of television comedies of writers with whom she had previously worked.<ref name="Hayward" /> Meanwhile, she sold British television formats to the United States. These successes included ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'', which became ''[[Sanford and Son]]'' in the US, and ''[[Till Death Us Do Part]]'', which was turned into ''[[All in the Family]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/06_june/16/coupling_beryl_vertue.shtml |title=Beryl Vertue |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=16 June 2004 |accessdate=9 January 2012}}</ref> In 1975, she was a co-executive producer of the cinema version of [[The Who]]'s rock opera ''[[Tommy (1975 film)|Tommy]]'', directed by [[Ken Russell]] and starring [[Roger Daltrey]]. The film company lasted for eight years after which she continued with the Robert Stigwood Organisation as executive vice-president producing programmes for American television.<ref name="Hayward" />
In 1967, she joined the company of [[Robert Stigwood]], which had absorbed ALS. Working under the new arrangement, she became an executive producer for the newly created Associated London Films. The first production was ''[[The Plank (1967 film)|The Plank]]'' (1967), Sykes wordless silent film. In this role, Vertue was involved in film spin-offs of television comedies of writers with whom she had previously worked.<ref name="Hayward" /> Meanwhile, she sold British television formats to the United States. These successes included ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'', which became ''[[Sanford and Son]]'' in the US, and ''[[Till Death Us Do Part]]'', which was turned into ''[[All in the Family]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/06_june/16/coupling_beryl_vertue.shtml |title=Beryl Vertue |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=16 June 2004 |accessdate=9 January 2012}}</ref> In 1975, she was a co-executive producer of the cinema version of [[The Who]]'s rock opera ''[[Tommy (1975 film)|Tommy]]'', directed by [[Ken Russell]] and starring [[Roger Daltrey]]. The film company lasted for eight years after which she continued with the Robert Stigwood Organisation as executive vice-president producing programmes for American television.<ref name="Hayward" />


In 1979, Vertue formed [[Hartswood Films]].<ref name="Hayward" /> It has produced many comedies including ''[[Men Behaving Badly]]'', ''[[Is It Legal?]]'', and ''[[Coupling (UK TV series)|Coupling]]''. The latter was produced by her daughter [[Sue Vertue]] and written by son-in-law [[Steven Moffat]]. She also served as executive producer of their dramatic series ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]''.
In 1979, Vertue formed [[Hartswood Films]].<ref name="Hayward" /> It has produced many comedies including ''[[Men Behaving Badly]]'', ''[[Is It Legal?]]'', and ''[[Coupling (UK TV series)|Coupling]]''. The latter was produced by her daughter [[Sue Vertue]] and written by son-in-law [[Steven Moffat]].{{cn}} She also served as executive producer of their dramatic series ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]''.{{cn}}


==Personal life and honours==
==Personal life and honours==
Vertue married Clements Vertue in 1951; the marriage ended in divorce. Her daughter [[Sue Vertue]], also a television producer, is married to writer and producer [[Steven Moffat]], of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]'' fame. Her other daughter, Debbie Vertue, is operations director at Hartswood.<ref name="Hayward" />
Vertue married Clements Vertue in 1951; the marriage ended in divorce. Her daughter [[Sue Vertue]], also a television producer, is married to writer and producer [[Steven Moffat]], of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]'' fame. Her other daughter, Debbie Vertue, is operations director at Hartswood.<ref name="Hayward" />


Vertue was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[2000 New Year Honours]] for services to television and [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the [[2016 New Year Honours]] for services to television drama.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61450|supp=y|page=N10|date=30 December 2015}}</ref> In 2004, she received the [[British Academy Television Awards]] ([[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]]) [[Alan Clarke]] Award for Outstanding Creative Contribution to Television.<ref name=hartswood/>
Vertue was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[2000 New Year Honours]] for services to television{{cn}} and [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the [[2016 New Year Honours]] for services to television drama.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61450|supp=y|page=N10|date=30 December 2015}}</ref> In 2004, she received the [[British Academy Television Awards]] ([[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]]) [[Alan Clarke]] Award for Outstanding Creative Contribution to Television.<ref name=hartswood/>


On 20 March 2012, she was given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the [[Royal Television Society#Programme Awards Winners|Royal Television Society Programme Awards]], and on 30 March 2012 – she was presented with the [[Broadcasting Press Guild#Awards|Harvey Lee Award for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting]] at the [[Broadcasting Press Guild#Awards|BPG TV and Radio Awards]].
On 20 March 2012, she was given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the [[Royal Television Society#Programme Awards Winners|Royal Television Society Programme Awards]],{{cn}} and on 30 March 2012 – she was presented with the [[Broadcasting Press Guild#Awards|Harvey Lee Award for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting]] at the [[Broadcasting Press Guild#Awards|BPG TV and Radio Awards]].{{cn}}


On 25 January 2013, Vertue was the guest on [[BBC]] [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]'s ''[[Desert Island Discs]]''. Her musical choices were [[Elton John]]'s "[[Pinball Wizard]]", [[Giacomo Puccini]]'s "[[Nessun Dorma]]" [[Glenn Miller]]'s "[[Moonlight Serenade]]", the [[Bee Gees]]'s "[[Morning of my Life]]", the Broadway cast of ''[[A Chorus Line]]'' performing "Finale", [[Elaine Paige]]'s "[[Don't Cry for Me Argentina]]" from ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]'', the London Session Orchestra performance of "SHERlocked" from the ''Sherlock'' TV series soundtrack, and [[Louis Armstrong]]'s performance of "[[What a Wonderful World]]".<ref name="DesID">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pz593 BBC Radio 4. Desert Island Discs. January 2013, Beryl Vertue.]</ref> Vertue died on 13 February 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36421543 |title=Beryl Vertue: TV producer behind Men Behaving Badly and Sherlock dies at 90|publisher=BBC|newspaper=BBC News|date=13 February 2022 |access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref>
On 25 January 2013, Vertue was the guest on [[BBC]] [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]'s ''[[Desert Island Discs]]''. Her musical choices were [[Elton John]]'s "[[Pinball Wizard]]", [[Giacomo Puccini]]'s "[[Nessun Dorma]]" [[Glenn Miller]]'s "[[Moonlight Serenade]]", the [[Bee Gees]]'s "[[Morning of my Life]]", the Broadway cast of ''[[A Chorus Line]]'' performing "Finale", [[Elaine Paige]]'s "[[Don't Cry for Me Argentina]]" from ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]'', the London Session Orchestra performance of "SHERlocked" from the ''Sherlock'' TV series soundtrack, and [[Louis Armstrong]]'s performance of "[[What a Wonderful World]]".<ref name="DesID">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pz593 BBC Radio 4. Desert Island Discs. January 2013, Beryl Vertue.]</ref> Vertue died on 13 February 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36421543 |title=Beryl Vertue: TV producer behind Men Behaving Badly and Sherlock dies at 90|publisher=BBC|newspaper=BBC News|date=13 February 2022 |access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
{{unreferenced section}}
*''[[The Spy with a Cold Nose]]'' (1966) – production associate
*''[[The Spy with a Cold Nose]]'' (1966) – production associate
*''[[The Plank (1967 film)|The Plank]]'' (1967) – executive producer
*''[[The Plank (1967 film)|The Plank]]'' (1967) – executive producer

Revision as of 19:06, 13 February 2022

Beryl Vertue
CBE
Born
Beryl Frances Vertue

(1931-04-08)8 April 1931
Croydon, Surrey[1]
DiedFebruary 12, 2022(2022-02-12) (aged 90)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Television producer, media executive, former agent
WorksProduced Men Behaving Badly
Children2; including Sue

Beryl Frances Vertue CBE (8 April 1931 – 12 February 2022) was an English television producer, media executive, and former agent. She was founder and chairman of the independent television production company Hartswood Films.

Biography

Vertue was born in Croydon, Surrey. After leaving Mitcham county school, she began her working life as a secretary in a shipping firm. A school friend of comedy writer Alan Simpson, Vertue was invited, while in hospital with tuberculosis, to join Associated London Scripts as a secretary and began working with the writers cooperative in 1955.[1] She later found that she had become an agent, almost by accident, representing comedy writers Spike Milligan, Eric Sykes, Johnny Speight, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson and Terry Nation (for whom she negotiated to partially keep his rights to his Dalek creation for Doctor Who). She also represented comedians Tony Hancock (until 1961) and Frankie Howerd.[2]

In 1967, she joined the company of Robert Stigwood, which had absorbed ALS. Working under the new arrangement, she became an executive producer for the newly created Associated London Films. The first production was The Plank (1967), Sykes wordless silent film. In this role, Vertue was involved in film spin-offs of television comedies of writers with whom she had previously worked.[1] Meanwhile, she sold British television formats to the United States. These successes included Steptoe and Son, which became Sanford and Son in the US, and Till Death Us Do Part, which was turned into All in the Family.[3] In 1975, she was a co-executive producer of the cinema version of The Who's rock opera Tommy, directed by Ken Russell and starring Roger Daltrey. The film company lasted for eight years after which she continued with the Robert Stigwood Organisation as executive vice-president producing programmes for American television.[1]

In 1979, Vertue formed Hartswood Films.[1] It has produced many comedies including Men Behaving Badly, Is It Legal?, and Coupling. The latter was produced by her daughter Sue Vertue and written by son-in-law Steven Moffat.[citation needed] She also served as executive producer of their dramatic series Sherlock.[citation needed]

Personal life and honours

Vertue married Clements Vertue in 1951; the marriage ended in divorce. Her daughter Sue Vertue, also a television producer, is married to writer and producer Steven Moffat, of Doctor Who and Sherlock fame. Her other daughter, Debbie Vertue, is operations director at Hartswood.[1]

Vertue was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to television[citation needed] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to television drama.[4] In 2004, she received the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTA) Alan Clarke Award for Outstanding Creative Contribution to Television.[2]

On 20 March 2012, she was given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards,[citation needed] and on 30 March 2012 – she was presented with the Harvey Lee Award for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting at the BPG TV and Radio Awards.[citation needed]

On 25 January 2013, Vertue was the guest on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. Her musical choices were Elton John's "Pinball Wizard", Giacomo Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" Glenn Miller's "Moonlight Serenade", the Bee Gees's "Morning of my Life", the Broadway cast of A Chorus Line performing "Finale", Elaine Paige's "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from Evita, the London Session Orchestra performance of "SHERlocked" from the Sherlock TV series soundtrack, and Louis Armstrong's performance of "What a Wonderful World".[5] Vertue died on 13 February 2022.[6]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Hayward, Anthony (13 February 2022). "Beryl Vertue obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Beryl Vertue OBE – Producer and Chairman". Hartswood Films. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Beryl Vertue". BBC. 16 June 2004. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  4. ^ "No. 61450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2015. p. N10.
  5. ^ BBC Radio 4. Desert Island Discs. January 2013, Beryl Vertue.
  6. ^ "Beryl Vertue: TV producer behind Men Behaving Badly and Sherlock dies at 90". BBC News. BBC. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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