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Betty Willingale(1927-2021)

  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Additional Crew
  • Producer
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Betty Willingale was born on 27 July 1927 in London, England, UK. She was a producer, known for Midsomer Murders (1997), Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (1985) and Tender Is the Night (1985). She died on 15 February 2021.
BornJuly 27, 1927
DiedFebruary 15, 2021(93)
BornJuly 27, 1927
DiedFebruary 15, 2021(93)
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  • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

Annette Badland, Neil Dudgeon, and Nick Hendrix in Midsomer Murders (1997)
Midsomer Murders
7.9
TV Series
  • Additional Crew
Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (1985)
Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House
7.6
TV Series
  • Producer
Sean Young, Mary Steenburgen, and Peter Strauss in Tender Is the Night (1985)
Tender Is the Night
7.8
TV Mini Series
  • Producer
Fortunes of War (1987)
Fortunes of War
7.7
TV Mini Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Script and Continuity Department

  • John Alderton and Pauline Collins in Forever Green (1989)
    Forever Green
    7.6
    TV Series
    • script consultant
    • 1992
  • Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie in Jeeves and Wooster (1990)
    Jeeves and Wooster
    8.4
    TV Series
    • script consultant
    • 1990–1992
  • Stuart Wilson in The Old Men at the Zoo (1983)
    The Old Men at the Zoo
    7.0
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1983
  • Alan Rickman in The Barchester Chronicles (1982)
    The Barchester Chronicles
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • script editor
    • 1982
  • Alan Badel and Jenny Seagrove in The Woman in White (1982)
    The Woman in White
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • script editor
    • 1982
  • Ian Holm and Tessa Peake-Jones in The Bell (1982)
    The Bell
    8.0
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1982
  • Masterpiece Theatre: Sons and Lovers (1981)
    Masterpiece Theatre: Sons and Lovers
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • script editor
    • 1981
  • We, the Accused (1980)
    We, the Accused
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • script editor
    • 1980
  • Brian Cox and Kate Nelligan in Thérèse Raquin (1980)
    Thérèse Raquin
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • script editor
    • 1980
  • Pride and Prejudice (1980)
    Pride and Prejudice
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • script editor
    • 1980
  • Testament of Youth (1979)
    Testament of Youth
    8.5
    TV Mini Series
    • script editor
    • 1979
  • Alec Guinness, Ian Richardson, Bernard Hepton, and Terence Rigby in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • script editor
    • 1979
  • Crime and Punishment (1979)
    Crime and Punishment
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • script editor
    • 1979
  • The Birds Fall Down (1978)
    The Birds Fall Down
    TV Mini Series
    • script editor
    • 1978
  • Kay Adshead and Ken Hutchison in Wuthering Heights (1978)
    Wuthering Heights
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • script editor
    • 1978

Additional Crew

  • Annette Badland, Neil Dudgeon, and Nick Hendrix in Midsomer Murders (1997)
    Midsomer Murders
    7.9
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • programme consultant
    • program consultant
    • 2000–2021
  • Tara Fitzgerald in The Vacillations of Poppy Carew (1995)
    The Vacillations of Poppy Carew
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • program consultant
    • 1995
  • Heiress of Garth
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • story editor
    • 1965
  • Compact (1962)
    Compact
    6.8
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1963–1964

Producer

  • Annette Badland, Neil Dudgeon, and Nick Hendrix in Midsomer Murders (1997)
    Midsomer Murders
    7.9
    TV Series
    • consultant producer
    • consulting producer
    • producer ...
    • 1997–2012
  • Harnessing Peacocks (1993)
    Harnessing Peacocks
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1993
  • Fortunes of War (1987)
    Fortunes of War
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1987
  • Sean Young, Mary Steenburgen, and Peter Strauss in Tender Is the Night (1985)
    Tender Is the Night
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1985
  • Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (1985)
    Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1985
  • Nicholas Farrell and Sylvestra Le Touzel in Mansfield Park (1983)
    Mansfield Park
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1983

Personal details

  • Official site
    • BAFTA_tribute
  • Alternative name
    • Betty Wittingale
  • Born
    • July 27, 1927
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 15, 2021

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    Pionneer of British TV drama.

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