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Ruth Caleb

Ruth Irene Caleb is a British film and television producer. She was appointed head of drama at BBC Wales in the mid-1980s, making her the BBC's first ever female head of drama. She is known for her work on productions that include; Pawel Pawlikowski's Last Resort, the BBC1 series Judge John Deed and Saul Dibb's Bullet Boy.

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Ruth Irene Caleb OBE (born 1942) is a British film and television producer.12 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 Deed5 and Saul Dibb's Bullet Boy.67

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.1011

Ruth was awarded the Alan Clarke BAFTA Award in 2001, for her "outstanding personal contribution to TV"1213 and in 2012, was granted a lifetime achievement award at the year’s Women in Film and Television Awards.1415 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.1819

Some of Caleb’s more recent credits include The Last Days of Lehman Brothers,20 The Whale, starring Martin Sheen21 and the Dylan Thomas biopic, A Poet in New York.22

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  9. "Information | Argonon". www.argonon.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011.
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  11. "Televisual | NEWS & COMMENTS". www.televisual.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  12. "C4 floors rivals with BAFTA sweep".
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  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". 12 June 2004.
  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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