Sarah Mulvey was a British

United Kingdom

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 commissioning editor and television producer

Television producer

The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...

. She worked for Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

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

Secret Millionaire

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, How to Look Good Naked

How to Look Good Naked

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, Brat Camp

Brat Camp

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, 10 Years Younger (UK) and Who Rules the Roost. She created the First Cut (TV)

First Cut (TV)

First Cut was initially a strand of thirty half-hour primetime documentaries commissioned by Channel 4 Commissioning Editor for Documentaries, Sarah Mulvey. It was added to the schedule to replace the old Alt-TV show, which launched many documentary makers' careers including Marc Isaacs, , Emily...

 strand showcasing new and first time directors. Mulvey was educated at both Oxford University, where she read English, and Cambridge University 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. The cause of her death was unknown and a coroner's enquiry was opened and adjourned in February 2010.