45 mins
Sarah Asante
Scripted Commissioning Editor, UKTV
Sarah Asante is a Scripted Commissioning Editor at multi-channel broadcaster UKTV, a BBC Studios company. She is responsible for developing, commissioning and executive producing scripted Drama and Comedy for Dave and Gold.
Sarah joined UKTV in April 2021 from the BBC and she has more than 16 years' experience working in commissioning. Her recent UKTV commissions include Meet the Richardson’s, Sneakerhead and four comedy pilots by diverse new writers on Dave, as well as Murder They Hope and Newark, Newark on GOLD.
Sarah started commissioning within BBC’s comedy team and went on to commission BAFTA winning sketch show FAMALAM and multi award winning pilot Dreaming Whilst Black by Adjani Salmon in addition to short form pilots – Coconut, Fully Blown and Behind the Filter, by Phoebe Walsh (Ted Lasso)
Before joining the BBC, Sarah spent over a decade working in commissioning teams across Factual and Entertainment at Fox International Channels, Scripps Networks, ITV and Channel 4. She is also a consultant to BAFTA Elevate, a member of the BAFTA Learning Committee and acts as lead for all new diverse writer initiatives at UKTV.