Sue Vertue | |
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 Vertue in 2013 | |
| Born | Susan Nicola Vertue 21 September 1960 Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Television producer |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Mother | Beryl Vertue |
Susan Nicola Vertue (born 21 September 1960) [1] is an English television producer, mainly of comedy shows, including Mr. Bean and Coupling . She is the daughter of producer Beryl Vertue.
Vertue worked for Tiger Aspect, a production company run by Peter Bennett-Jones, where Jones produced episodes of Mr. Bean , The Vicar of Dibley and Gimme Gimme Gimme .
Vertue met writer Steven Moffat at the Edinburgh Television Festival in 1996. [2] A relationship blossomed and they left their respective production companies to join Hartswood Films, run by her mother. [3] When Vertue asked Moffat to write a sitcom for Hartswood, he decided to base it around the evolution of their own relationship. The series became Coupling , which was first broadcast on BBC Two in 2000. The main two characters in the show were even named Steve and Susan, played by Jack Davenport and Sarah Alexander. [2]
In 1999, Vertue produced Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death , a two-episode special of Doctor Who , written by Moffat, for the Red Nose Day charity telethon. [4]
Her other work includes Carrie and Barry , Supernova , Fear, Stress & Anger , The Cup and Sherlock . [5] [6]
