Creator / Sally Knyvette

"[Jenna] started off as this really exciting, intergalactic space pirate, but then she became a sort of housewife on the Liberator"

— On her frustration with her role in Blake's 7

Sally Knyvette (born 9 February 1951) is an English actress, best known for playing smuggler-turned-space-pilot Jenna Stannis in Blake's 7 from 1978-79. She left after two seasons due to frustration about her character being constantly sidelined, usually left on the ship (the Liberator) to oversee the teleport while the male characters went down to participate in the action. She has reprised in audio form for Big Finish productions since 2013 and spoken much more positively about her characterisation there.

Knyvette is also known for playing divorcee Kate Sugden in Emmerdale from 1988-91.

Her roles in works with TV Tropes pages:

TV

• The Sweeney: episode "Big Spender" (1975) — Angela
• Z Cars: 2 episodes^{show list} "Say Goodbye to the Horses", "Skeletons" (1975, 1976) — Valerie Howton / Fiona Seaton
• Who Pays the Ferryman?: episode "The Well" (1977) — Sam
• Blake's 7: 26 episodes^{show list} "The Way Back", "Space Fall", "Cygnus Alpha", "Time Squad", "The Web", "Seek-Locate-Destroy", "Mission to Destiny", "Duel", "Project Avalon", "Breakdown", "Bounty", "Deliverance", "Orac", "Redemption", "Shadow", "Weapon", "Horizon", "Pressure Point", "Trial", "Killer", "Hostage", "Countdown", "Voice From The Past", "Gambit", "The Keeper", "Star One" (1978-79) — Jenna Stannis
• Emmerdale: 119 episodes (1988-91) — Kate Sugden
• The Bill: episode "An Ill Wind" (1993) — Mrs. Thompson
• The Politician's Wife: 3 episodes (1995) — Peggy Price
• Eastenders: 1 episode (1998)
• CASUAL+Y: episode "Just a Kiss" (1999) — Joyce Porter
• A Touch of Frost: episode "Line of Fire: Part 1" (1999) — Mrs. Harper
• Coronation Street: 1 episode (2000) — Margi Quigley
• Holby City: episode "Lear's Children" (2002) — Peggy Brown
• Doctors: 3 episodes^{show list} "Martial Arts", "Damage Limitation", "Sympathy for the Devil" (2002, 2007, 2011) — Moira Beckett / Mary Johnson / Shirley Bradshaw

Audio Play

• Big Finish Doctor Who: "Spare Parts" (2002) — Doctorman Allan
• Big Finish Blake's 7:
  • The Liberator Chronicles: 5 stories^{show list} "Epitaph", "Logic", "Risk Management", "Jenna's Story", "Remnants" (2013-15) — Jenna Stannis
  • The Classic Audio Adventures: 7 stories^{show list} "Warship", "Fractures", "Battleground", "Drones", "Mirror", "Cold Fury", "Caged", "The Way Ahead" (2013-18) — Jenna Stannis
  • The Worlds of Blake's 7: 7 releases^{show list} Avalon Volume 01, The Clone Masters, Bayban the Butcher, The Terra Nostra, Heroes and Villains', After the War, Allies and Enemies''' (2021-22) — Jenna Stannis

Video Game

• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (2011) — Graia (voice)
• Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 (2014) — Carmilla (voice)
• Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy (2017) — Emiliana Perfetti (voice)