Ray Galton
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 5 years ago |
| Date of birth | July 17,1930 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Paddington |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | October 5,2018 |
| Died | Paddington |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Tonia Galton |
| Job | Screenwriter |
| Television program creator | |
| Awards | Writers' Guild of Great Britain Lifetime Achievement Award |
| British Academy Television Writer Award | |
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| ID | 453586 |
Hancock's Half Hour: Series 5: 20 Episodes of the Classic BBC Radio Comedy Series
Hancock's Half Hour Collectibles
The Missing Hancocks: Five New Recordings of Classic 'lost' Scripts
The Missing Hancocks Series 2: Five New Recordings of Classic 'lost' Scripts
Steptoe & Son: The BBC Radio Collection: Series 1 & 2: 21 Episodes of the Classic BBC Radio Sitcom
The Masters of Sitcom: From Hancock to Steptoe
The Best of Hancock
The Missing Hancocks
When did you last see your trousers?
Hancock's Half Hour Collectibles: Volume 1: Rarities from the BBC Radio Archive
The Missing Hancocks: Series 3: Five New Recordings of Classic 'lost' Scripts
The Lost Hancock Scripts: 10 Scripts from the Classic Radio and TV Series
Hancock's Half Hour the 'Lost' Radio Episodes: Sid James's Dad and the Diet
Hancock: The Lift - Twelve Angry Men
The Flight of the Red Shadow and the Wrong Man
Hancock's Half Hour: Sid's Mystery Tour / the Poetry Society
Galton and Simpson Blood Donor and Mo
Hancock TV
Hancocks Half Hour Missing Scripts
Steptoe and Son: Come Dancing
Paul Merton in Radio Ham
Steptoe & Son: Series 5 & 6: 15 Episodes of the Classic BBC Radio Sitcom
Steptoe and Son: Men of Property
Vintage Hancock, Unique
Hancock's Half Hour: Series 4: 20 Episodes of the Classic BBC Radio Comedy Series
Ray Galton & Alan Simpson's Hancock
Hancock's Half Hour: The Americans Hit Town - The Unexploded Bomb
Hancock's Half Hour
Sanford and Son
The Rebel
Steptoe and Son Ride Again
The Wrong Arm of the Law
Get Well Soon
The Bargee
The Spy with a Cold Nose
Fleksnes Fataliteter
Up the Chastity Belt
Citizen James
Casanova '73
Spooner's Patch
Clochemerle
The last Fleksnes
Skyll inte på mig!
Loot
Camping
Ray Galton Life story
Raymond Percy Galton, OBE was an English radio and television scriptwriter, best known for the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Alan Simpson.
Beryl Vertue: TV producer behind Men Behaving Badly and Shelock dies at 90
Tv Producer Beryl Vertue , whose company created the series Men Behaving Badly and Sherlock, has died aged 90.
The media executive, who rose to The Top of the industry after starting as a secretary, " Passed Away peacefully" on Saturday, her family sad.
Her daughters Sue and Debbie, producers at The Company their mother founded, said She was a mentor, adviser, Role Model , " our giggle-maker and our boss".
" She meant so much to so many, " they said.
Vertue's career began when She was asked by The Writers of Steptoe and Son, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson , to type up their scripts.
In the mid-1950s, She began representing figures such as sitcom scriptwriter Johnny Speight and comedian Frankie Howerd , in effect becoming a talent agent.
She also had success selling shows such as Til Death Us Do Part and All In The Family to the US market.
In 1979, She founded Hartswood films, producing a series of shows including the 1990s sitcom Men Behaving Badly , which starred Martin Clunes , Neil Morrissey , Leslie Ash and Caroline Quentin .
Her company was also behind the critically acclaimed drama Sherlock starring Benedict Cumberbatch , produced by Vertue and Her Daughter Sue, who is married to the series co-creator Steven Moffat .
Sue and Debbie said in a statement that their mother had remained sharp until The End of her life, continuing to grill her daughters about work in her final days.
" I know we're not alone in thinking that somehow She 'd Go On forever. She meant so much to so many, " they said.
" She wasn't just our mum, She was our Best Friend , our mentor, our adviser, our Role Model , our holiday companion, our giggle-maker and our boss! "
They said that " She was often The Last person at a party, She didn't suffer fools, She was fair, She was kind, She was fun, She was stubborn, in fact She was the total package and we will miss her beyond words".
" She was More Than A Mother to us - She was also a friend. To many in the industry She was More Than a friend - She was often A Mother , " her daughters added.
Vertue was made an OBE in 2000 and a CBE in 2016 for her work in the TV industry.
She also received a series of industry awards, including Bafta's Alan Clarke award for outstanding creative contribution to television in 2004.
In March 2012 She was recognised for her lifetime achievement at The Royal Television Society Programme Awards, and in 2016 She was presented with a similar award from Cumberbatch at The Women in Film and TV Awards.
Source of news: bbc.com
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