Producer, Editor
27 July 1927 to 15 February 2021
A British script editor-turned-producer, working mostly for the BBC. Her script editing credits include North and South (1975), I, Claudius (1976) and A Christmas Carol (1977). She served as a producer on Mansfield Park (1983), Bleak House (1985) and Fortunes of War (1987), the latter two earning her BAFTA nominations. Willingale also optioned the Inspector Barnaby novels, which became Midsomer Murders (1997-), continuing to serve as a consultant producer on the long-running series until 2019.
Read Betty Willingale's Guardian obituary
