RIP Beryl Vertue (90) | Influential TV producer Beryl Vertue dies aged 90

The TV producer Beryl Vertue, whose company created the hit series Men Behaving Badly and Sherlock, has died aged 90. The influential media executive “passed away peacefully” on Saturday surrounded by family. Her daughters Sue and Debbie said: “It’s with the heaviest of hearts that we have to share the sad news that mum passed away peacefully last night. It wasn’t Covid, it was just her nearly 91-year-old body saying enough is enough. “She wasn’t just our mum, she was our best friend, our mentor, our adviser, our role model, our holiday companion, our giggle-maker and our boss! She adored her family and was so proud of us all. She also adored her career and spending time with everybody. “She loved a glass of wine at lunchtime, she loved asking the commonsense question, she was often the last person at a party, she didn’t suffer fools, she was fair, she was kind, she was fun, she was stubborn, in fact she was the tota