---
name: "Sally Woodward Gentle"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sally-woodward-gentle"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "6 February 1964"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T17:06:35.792790+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Sally Woodward Gentle

Producer. Born 6 February 1964 in Chatham.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 6 February 1964, Chatham
- **Active:** 1991–2018
- **Also known as:** Sally Woodward
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as producer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 78 (1), 2010s 81 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 78 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Crime 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104203080, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0940986/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1252936

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Durrells*](https://film.one/tv/the-durrells.md) (80)

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## Biography

Sally Woodward Gentle is a British television producer and executive producer. She founded Sid Gentle Films Ltd in September 2013 and has since served as executive producer on series including *The Durrells* (2016–2019) and all seasons of *Killing Eve* (2018–2022).

Earlier in her career she held senior roles at the BBC, where she was Head of Development for drama and later Creative Director of BBC Drama Production; she was also Managing Director at Kudos Productions and Creative Director at Carnival Films. Her credits include *Whitechapel* (2009–2013), *Any Human Heart* (2010) and *Tipping the Velvet* (2002). She is a BAFTA winner.

*Sources: imdb.com, rts.org.uk, comedy.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Killing Eve* (2018), Fi1m 82, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/killing-eve.md)
- *The Durrells* (2016), Fi1m 80, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-durrells.md)
- *Hear My Song* (1991), Fi1m 78, Production Coordinator — [page](https://film.one/film/hear-my-song.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Rain Dogs* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *Extraordinary* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *Ragdoll* (2021), series, Executive Producer
- *Killing Eve* (2018), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/killing-eve.md)
- *Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories* (2016), series, Executive Producer
- *The Durrells* (2016), series, Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-durrells.md)
- *Murder on the Home Front* (2013), series, Executive Producer
- *The Last Weekend* (2012), series, Executive Producer
- *Any Human Heart* (2010), series, Executive Producer
- *Enid* (2009), Executive Producer
- *Whitechapel* (2009), series, Executive Producer
- *The Shadow in the North* (2007), Executive Producer
- *The Ruby in the Smoke* (2006), Executive Producer
- *Fear of Fanny* (2006), Executive Producer
- *Banglatown Banquet* (2006), Executive Producer
- *A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets* (2005), Executive Producer
- *Cambridge Spies* (2003), series, Executive Producer
- *Tipping the Velvet* (2002), series, Executive Producer
- *Miami Spice* (1998), Executive Producer
- *Hear My Song* (1991), Production Coordinator — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/hear-my-song.md)
- *How to Kill Your Family*, series, Executive Producer
- *Honey*, series, Executive Producer

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