▁for ▁the ▁serial . ▁His ▁appointment ▁would ▁guarantee ▁greater ▁editor ial ▁control ▁and ▁continu ity . ▁As ▁main ▁producer ▁he ▁was ▁dedicated ▁and ▁keen ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁serial . ▁Al ready ▁in ▁April , ▁he ▁had ▁[ s ugg ested ] ▁that ▁a ▁complete ▁break ▁with ▁the ▁current ▁editor ial ▁policy ▁was ▁needed ▁and ▁that ▁national ▁events ▁could ▁be ▁mentioned . ▁Before ▁Ke are y ' s ▁appointment ▁it ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁serial ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁allocated ▁not ▁only ▁a ▁producer ▁but ▁also ▁an ▁assistant ▁– ▁Betty ▁Dav ies , ▁who ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁main ▁producer ▁when ▁Ke are y ▁left ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁... A ▁few ▁months ▁into ▁his ▁new ▁position , ▁Ke are y ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁main ▁priority ▁was ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁scripts ▁by ▁better ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁a ▁middle - class ▁family ▁in ▁a ▁London ▁sub urb : ▁' gre ater ▁research ▁by ▁script writ ers ▁into ▁their ▁material ▁is ▁necessary ▁if ▁the ▁past ▁' v ag uen ess ' ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁overcome ' .... ▁ ▁Ke are y ' s ▁ten ure ▁was ▁brief . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Mrs ▁D ale ' s ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 th ▁edition ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁Dav ies ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁producer . ▁Her ▁extensive ▁experience ▁in ▁research ▁for ▁the ▁BBC ▁and ▁cred its ▁as ▁a ▁writer ▁stood ▁her ▁in ▁good ▁stead ▁on ▁the ▁programme , ▁where ▁she ▁continued ▁until ▁ 1 9