Martin Arnold Lisemore (July 1939 – 3 February 1977) was a British television producer.
Martin Lisemore | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 1939 |
| Died | 3 February 1977 (aged 37) |
| Occupation | Television producer |
| Spouse | Sarah Lisemore |
Educated at Abingdon School and then Hardye's School, Dorchester, Lisemore rose through the ranks of the BBC drama department for some years,[1] and became a producer in the late 1960s.[2] He was responsible for many period drama adaptations, including The Woodlanders, The Spoils of Poynton, Jude the Obscure (1971), Sense and Sensibility (1971) and Emma (1972).
Lisemore quickly established himself as a leading producer of classic period drama, often working in partnership with script editor Betty Willingale.[3] He achieved his greatest success with the dramatisations of The Pallisers (1974), How Green Was My Valley (1975–76) and I Claudius (1976), the later winning both BAFTA and Emmy awards.[4]
Martin Lisemore was married to Sarah Lisemore, an actress who was the location stand-in for Deborah Watling for location material shot for the Doctor Who story The Enemy of the World in 1968 (Martin Lisemore was the Production Assistant - the BBC term, at the time, for First Assistant - on The Enemy of the World).
On 3 February 1977, during the production of his next series, Murder Most English, Lisemore was killed in a road accident.[5]
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edit- ^ "The Sunday Post: I, Claudius". BBC. 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Martin Lisemore". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016.
- ^ "Betty Willingale obituary". The Times. London. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021. (subscription required)
- ^ "Martin Lisemore". IMDb.
- ^ ""MR MARTIN LISEMORE Gifted television producer." Times [London, England] 5 Feb. 1977". The Times.
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