- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBeryl Frances Johnson
- Beryl Vertue initially worked as secretary to Alan Simpson, although when Alan Simpson and his writing partner Ray Galton joined Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes to form Associated London Scripts, Vertue moved to the new co-operative. She eventually, and almost accidentally, became an agent with ALS, responsible not only for finding work for members of the co-operative and negotiating their fees, but also selling formats of British TV successes abroad. "Sanford and Son", based on "Steptoe and Son" was one of her placements. When Robert Stigwood bought out the majority of the ALS business, Vertue became MD of the new company. She founded Hartswood Films when the Stigwood organisation decided to divest itself of its TV interests.
- IMDb mini biography by: Frank Little (frankhlittle@hotmail.com)
- SpouseClement George Vertue(1951 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- As an agent, Vertue negotiated Terry Nation's deal with the BBC to write for the Doctor Who (1963) series, including his ownership of the Daleks. Her son-in-law, Steven Moffat, still has to deal with that contract as head writer/producer of the series.
- She is mother-in-law of Steven Moffat, writer of Coupling (2000).
- She is the mother of Debbie Vertue and Sue Vertue.
- She is a Fellow of the Royal Television Society and also in the RTS Hall of Fame.
- She received the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 New Year's Honors List for her Services to Independent Television Production.
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