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Julie Gardner

Julie Gardner

Producer · Born April 6, 1969 (57) · Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

BAFTA Award winner

Julie Gardner is an award winning television producer who co founded Bad Wolf with Jane Tranter in 2015 after they had worked together on both sides of the Atlantic at the BBC in the UK and, later, in LA at BBC Worldwide Productions. Originally from South Wales and now based in LA, Julie's career started as a secretary on the BAFTA winning BBC series Our Friends in The North. After a stint in BBC Drama series on titles such as Silent Witness, Julie moved to London Weekend Television where, she first worked with writers Russell T Davies ( and Andrew Davies ( the latter winning the Grand Jury Prize at Banff. In 2003 she returned to the BBC as Head of Drama, BBC Wales where she spearheaded the revival of Doctor Who and launched new series Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures, whilst overseeing a brand enhancing series of events such as Doctor Who at the Proms. As BBC commissioner, Julie also oversaw an awarding winning slate of independent programming including The Girl in the Café, Life on Mars, Being Human, Stuart: A Life Backwards. At BBC Worldwide Productions, Julie went on to executive produce titles such as Da Vinci's Demons Starz and Getting On. Since launching Bad Wolf, Julie has developed and executive produced the acclaimed I Hate Suzie (Sky Atlantic/HBO Max); and in 2019 set up and runs sister company Bad Wolf America. Julie is an honorary fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and the University of West Glamorgan. She is the recipient of the Sian Phillips Award at BAFTA Cymru 2013. In 2014 she was made an MBE for her contribution to the growth of the television industry in Wales.

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Born
April 6, 1969 (57)
From
Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Works as
Producer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 10% in 30 days

What are Julie Gardner's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
29%
Bonds
26%
Morality
16%
Survival
14%
Power
8%
Society
5%
Ideas
2%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
6
Romantic
4
Joyful
4
Dread
3
Other
14

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Julie Gardner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Julie Gardner's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

45 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The War Between the Land and the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • The War Games in Colour(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Lady in the Lake(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Doctor Who(2023)

    Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Red Eye(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Winter King(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Daleks in Colour(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Tardis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

  • I Hate Suzie Too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • I Hate Suzie(2020)

    Show 11 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • His Dark Materials(2019)

    Show 23 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Counsel(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Discovery of Witches(2018)

    Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • A Sign of Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Banana(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Tofu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Intruders(2014)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Getting On(2013)

    Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Da Vinci's Demons(2013)

    Show 28 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Being Human(2008)

    Show 36 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who: The Next Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Doctor Who at the Proms(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Doctor Who: Time Crash(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Sarah Jane Adventures(2007)

    Show 52 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • This Life +10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Stuart: A Life Backwards(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Dracula(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Torchwood(2006)

    Show 41 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • New Street Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 14 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Chatterley Affair(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Girl in the Café(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 40 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Casanova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Dad(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Me & Mrs Jones(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Othello(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Jupiter Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Untitled Dakota Fanning Thriller Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 42 titles, 40 of them dated from 2001 to 2025.

Highest rated

Doctor Who: Time Crash (2007)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Doctor Who (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing42 of 42: 42 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score74th

By decade

2000s20 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s12 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

a BAFTA Award from 4 major nominations, 2002–2021.

WinNomination
  1. 2021
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Drama Series
  2. 2009
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Drama Series
  3. 2006
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Drama Series
  4. 2002
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Single Drama

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Julie Gardner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

Doctor Who (2023)

94th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Doctor Who: Time Crash (2007)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Julie Gardner's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles16–73 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 59 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Julie Gardner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Julie Gardner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Russell T. Davies shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles