Sally Wainwright

Career Overview

Sally Wainwright has 22 screen credits in a career dating back to 1972. Signature works include Happy Valley, The Unforgivable, Riot Women. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Writing
Gender: female
Known Credits: 22
Birth Date: 1963-01-01
Birth Place: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK

Known For

Frequent Collaborators

James Norton (2 collaborations)
Charlie Murphy (2 collaborations)
Vincent Franklin (2 collaborations)
Katherine Kelly (2 collaborations)
Sarah Lancashire (1 collaborations)
Siobhan Finneran (1 collaborations)
Rhys Connah (1 collaborations)
Shane Zaza (1 collaborations)
George Costigan (1 collaborations)
Rick Warden (1 collaborations)

Credits

creators (3 credits)
- Riot Women
  creator
  
  creators
  
  2025
- Renegade Nell
  creator
  
  creators
  
  2024
- Happy Valley
  creator
  
  creators
  
  2014
writing (10 credits)
- Riot Women
  writer
  
  writing
  
  - Episode 6 (2025) ... writer writing
  
  - Episode 5 (2025) ... writer writing
  
  - Episode 4 (2025) ... writer writing
  
  - Episode 3 (2025) ... writer writing
  
  - Episode 2 (2025) ... writer writing
  
  2025
- Renegade Nell
  
  - Excuse Me, I'm a Doctor (2024) ... writer writing
  
  - Devil's Dung (2024) ... writer writing
  
  - A Private Joke with the Queen (2024) ... writer writing
  
  - Tracks Less Well Trod (2024) ... writer writing
  
  - Don't Call Me "Nelly" (2024) ... writer writing
  
  2024
- The Unforgivable
  story
  
  writing
  
  2021
- To Walk Invisible
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2016
- Happy Valley
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2014
- The Last Witch
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2013
- Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2007
- The Taming of the Shrew
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2005
- Emmerdale
  
  - Episode 1538 (Tue 12th March 1991) (1991) ... writer writing
  
  - Episode 1537 (Thu 7th March 1991) (1991) ... writer writing
  
  - Episode 1522 (Tue 15th Jan 1991) (1991) ... writer writing
  
  - Episode 1521 (Thu 10th Jan 1991) (1991) ... writer writing
  
  - Episode 1509 (Tue 27th Nov 1990) (1990) ... writer writing
  
  1972
- Coronation Street
  
  - April 21, 1995 (1995) ... writer writing
  
  - Episode 16 (1995) ... writer writing
  
  - Episode 15 (1995) ... writer writing
  
  - Episode 14 (1995) ... writer writing
  
  1960
production (5 credits)
- Riot Women
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Episode 6 (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Episode 5 (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Episode 4 (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Episode 3 (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Episode 2 (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  2025
- Renegade Nell
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Not Some Cheap Trick (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - Stop Printing This Muck (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - Snatched by Strollers (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - Excuse Me, I'm a Doctor (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - Devil's Dung (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  2024
- The Unforgivable
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- To Walk Invisible
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- Happy Valley
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Episode 6 (2023) ... executive producer production
  
  - Episode 5 (2023) ... executive producer production
  
  - Episode 4 (2023) ... executive producer production
  
  - Episode 3 (2023) ... executive producer production
  
  - Episode 2 (2023) ... executive producer production
  
  2014
actors (1 credits)
- imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
crew (1 credits)
- The Unforgivable
  series writer
  
  crew
  
  2021
directing (2 credits)
- Riot Women
  
  - Episode 3 (2025) ... director directing
  
  - Episode 2 (2025) ... director directing
  
  - Episode 1 (2025) ... director directing
  
  2025
- To Walk Invisible
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016