Sally Wainwright

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British television writer, producer and director

United Kingdom WritersBorn 1964 · age 62

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Sally Wainwright is an English television writer, producer, and director. She is known for her television dramas, often set in her native West Yorkshire and featuring strong female characters, such as Scott & Bailey (2011-2016), Last Tango in Halifax (2012-2020), Happy Valley (2014-2023) and Riot Women (2025-).

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2020Officer of the Order of the British Empire

2015Edgar Awards

2013British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series

Connected to Sally 6

Maimie McCoyAlso in The Last Witch (2013)

Lesley NicolAlso in Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley (2007)

Stephen TompkinsonAlso in The Taming of the Shrew (2005)

Thomas HowesAlso in To Walk Invisible (2016)

Andrew FrancisAlso in The Unforgivable (2021)

Luke NewberryAlso in To Walk Invisible (2016)

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