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Cameron Roach is a British television producer. He was the director of drama for Sky and he is the founder of the independent production company Rope Ladder Fiction. Credits include Footballers' Wives , Bad Girls , Casualty , Life on Mars , Silk, and I Hate Suzie . [1]

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References

  1. Ramachandran, Naman (16 September 2021). "'I Hate Suzie,' 'Britannia' Producer Cameron Roach Launches Rope Ladder Fiction". Variety. Retrieved 4 April 2023.