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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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