Sarah Mulvey (13 May 1974 – 28 January 2010) was a British commissioning editor and

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. She worked for

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from 2006 until her death in 2010. She commissioned and produced shows such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Brat Camp'', ''

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'' and ''Who Rules the Roost''. She created the First Cut strand showcasing new and first time directors.

Life

Mulvey was educated at both

Somerville College Somerville College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England, was founded in 1879 as Somerville Hall, one of its first two women's colleges. Among its alumnae have been Margaret Thatcher, Indira Gandhi, Dorothy Hodgkin, ...

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, where she read English, and

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where she studied for an M.Phil in English and American Literature. She was found dead in the London flat she shared with her long term partner Mark, on 28 January 2010. A coroner's enquiry concluded she committed suicide by opiate toxicity.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mulvey, Sarah 1974 births 2010 deaths Alumni of Somerville College, Oxford Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge People educated at Benenden School British television producers British women television producers