Person DS/UK/517 Lisemore; Martin Arnold (Jul 1939 - 3 Feb 1977); Television producer Lisemore Martin Arnold Jul 1939 - 3 Feb 1977 Television producer Educated at Abingdon School and Hardye's School, Dorchester.

Martin Arnold Lisemore was a British television producer. He was responsible for many period drama adaptations for the BBC, including ‘Jude the Obscure’, 1971, ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ 1971, and ‘Emma,’ 1972. Lisemore became a leading producer of classic period drama for the BBC, often working in partnership with script editor Betty Willingale. 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. Sadly, on 3 February 1977, during the production of his next series, ‘Murder Most English’, Lisemore was killed in a road accident. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes Lparker 04/01/2024 lparker 07/02/2024 14bacbe9-df6b-4143-bb98-b456afc0b7c5