Paddy Russell obituary

Prolific BBC drama director who oversaw highly regarded Doctor Who adventures of the 1960s and 70sPaddy Russell, who has died aged 89, was a television pioneer. As the first female floor manager employed by BBC television, she worked on a number of landmark productions, before graduating to become an admired and prolific drama director. Her adoption of “Paddy”, a diminutive of her name Patricia, helped her to negotiate the patriarchal landscape of the BBC of the 1950s: seeing her nam