Biography
Sally Anne Wainwright OBE (born 1963) is an English television writer, producer, and director. She is known for her dramas, which are often set in West Yorkshire, where she originates from, and feature "strong female characters". Wainwright has been praised for the quality of her dialogue. Wainwright began her career as a scriptwriter on the long-running radio serial drama The Archers, and worked on the television soap operas Emmerdale and Coronation Street in the 1990s. Her first original dram...
Known For
Complete Filmography
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
2023
as Self
imagine... follows celebrated British TV writer Russell T Davies as he prepares to return as the showrunner of Doctor Who – with two Doctors and bigge...
The Unforgivable
2021
Story, Executive Producer, Series Writer
A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.
To Walk Invisible
2016
Writer, Director, Executive Producer
To Walk Invisible takes a new look at the extraordinary Brontë family, telling the story of these remarkable women who, despite the obstacles they fac...
The Last Witch
2013
Writer
A young woman abruptly moves into an elderly lady's house. Strange things start to happen and soon it becomes clear witchcraft is involved.
Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley
2007
Writer
When Julie Bottomley discovers her husband of 10 years has been sleeping with her sister, her first instinct is to kill him. However, rather than risk...
The Taming of the Shrew
2005
Writer
A young harridan MP marries a title in order to advance towards her goal of becoming party leader.