Widow of man who contracted cancer while working on corporation productions seeks damages
The BBC is being sued over the death of a set builder who contracted asbestos-related cancer while working on high-profile dramas including Doctor Who. Richard Evans’s widow, Valerie, is seeking damages from the corporation after it admitted in the high court that it had exposed him to asbestos during his 23 years making and painting sets.
He inhaled asbestos dust from Artex, a plaster that contained the poisonous substance, while working for the BBC between 1965 and 1988. The father of two also worked on the 1970s drama The Lotus Eaters and an adaptation of Hard Times by Charles Dickens.