The chief executive of the maker of TV shows such as It's a Sin, Happy Valley and The Stranger has stepped down.
Sarah Doole first joined Red Production Company, which is based at MediaCity, in October 2020.
The business is owned by StudioCanal and is also behind shows including Years and Years, No Return and Stay Close.
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She had taken over from Nicola Shindler who founded the company in 1998.
Sarah Doole was previously Fremantle’s director of global drama, a position she held since 2013.
While there, she oversaw a portfolio of international scripted projects that include the Deutschland trilogy, The Young Pope, My Brilliant Friend and The Salisbury Poisonings.
Prior to Fremantle, she was creative director of drama and head of indie drama at BBC Worldwide (now BBC Studios), where her roster of shows included Sherlock, Gavin & Stacey, Call the Midwife, Misfits and Life on Mars.
According to her LinkedIn page, she is now the full-time CEO of Sow the Seed.
In August 2020, Sarah Doole announced the launch of Sow the Seed, an incubator company focusing on new talent and underrepresented voices across drama, comedy, entertainment and documentaries, through TV, podcast, music, literature and art and fashion.
In a press release announcing her appointment as CEO of Red Production Company, the firm said she was in "advanced talks" with Red’s owner to bring the new company into the StudioCanal.
