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Ruth Irene Caleb OBE (born 1942) is a British film and television producer. [1] [2] She was appointed head of drama at BBC Wales in the mid-1980s, making her the BBC's first ever female head of drama. [3] She is known for her work on productions that include; Pawel Pawlikowski's Last Resort , [4] the BBC1 series Judge John Deed [5] and Saul Dibb's Bullet Boy . [6] [7]

In 2012, it was announced that Caleb would partner with independent production company, Leopard Drama, [8] the drama division of Argonon. [9] One of her recent projects in collaboration with Argonon has been producing children’s drama series, Eve , for CBBC. [10] [11]

Ruth was awarded the Alan Clarke BAFTA Award in 2001, for her "outstanding personal contribution to TV" [12] [13] and in 2012, was granted a lifetime achievement award at the year’s Women in Film and Television Awards. [14] [15] The award was presented by actress Julie Walters, whom Caleb had worked with twice before; on TV film, Pat and Margaret (1994) [16] and again, in the 2009 drama, A Short Stay in Switzerland . [17] In 2004, she was appointed an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for her services to drama. [18] [19]

Some of Caleb’s more recent credits include The Last Days of Lehman Brothers , [20] The Whale , starring Martin Sheen [21] and the Dylan Thomas biopic, A Poet in New York . [22]

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  1. ↑ "Winner of the EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award Ruth Caleb".
  2. ↑ "Charles Hunter-Pease, Esq, OBE Authorised Biography | Debrett's People of Today". www.debretts.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ruth Caleb to collaborate with Argonon".
  4. ↑ "BAFTA Awards Search | BAFTA Awards".
  5. ↑ "BBC - Press Office - New BBC Two drama from Ruth Caleb inspired by collapse of Lehman Brothers".
  6. ↑ "BFI Screenonline: Bullet Boy (2004)".
  7. ↑ "Ruth Caleb". IMDb .
  8. ↑ "Ruth Caleb | Leopard Drama". leoparddrama.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Information | Argonon". www.argonon.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011.
  10. ↑ "Eve - CBBC - BBC".
  11. ↑ "Televisual | NEWS & COMMENTS". www.televisual.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "C4 floors rivals with BAFTA sweep".
  13. ↑ "BAFTA Awards Search | BAFTA Awards".
  14. ↑ "WFTV to honour Ruth Caleb".
  15. ↑ "Televisual | NEWS & COMMENTS". www.televisual.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "WFTV to honour Ruth Caleb".
  17. ↑ "BBC - Press Office - Julie Walters to star in a Short Stay in Switzerland".
  18. ↑ "Charles Hunter-Pease, Esq, OBE Authorised Biography | Debrett's People of Today". www.debretts.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
  19. ↑ "Queen's Birthday Honours".
  20. ↑ "BBC - Press Office - New BBC Two drama from Ruth Caleb inspired by collapse of Lehman Brothers".
  21. ↑ "Multiple award-winner Martin Sheen stars in BBC One's the Whale".
  22. ↑ "A Poet in New York".


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