Ruth Irene Caleb OBE (born 1942) is a British film and television producer.^[1][2] She was appointed head of drama at BBC Wales in the mid-1980s, making her the BBC's first ever female head of drama.^[3] She is known for her work on productions that include; Pawel Pawlikowski's Last Resort,^[4] the BBC1 series Judge John Deed^[5] and Saul Dibb's Bullet Boy.^[6][7]

In 2012, it was announced that Caleb would partner with independent production company, Leopard Drama,^[8] the drama division of Argonon.^[9] One of her recent projects in collaboration with Argonon has been producing children’s drama series, Eve, for CBBC.^[10][11]

Ruth was awarded the Alan Clarke BAFTA Award in 2001, for her "outstanding personal contribution to TV"^[12][13] and in 2012, was granted a lifetime achievement award at the year’s Women in Film and Television Awards.^[14][15] The award was presented by actress Julie Walters, whom Caleb had worked with twice before; on TV film, Pat and Margaret (1994)^[16] and again, in the 2009 drama, A Short Stay in Switzerland.^[17] In 2004, she was appointed an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for her services to drama.^[18][19]

Some of Caleb’s more recent credits include The Last Days of Lehman Brothers,^[20] The Whale, starring Martin Sheen^[21] and the Dylan Thomas biopic, A Poet in New York.^[22]