Person

Jimmy McGovern

Writing · Born 1949-01-01 · Liverpool, England

Born in Liverpool in September, 1949, James Stanley "Jimmy" McGovern is an English screenwriter and producer. He created the television series Cracker, a popular and critical success in the UK, for which he received two Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America.

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  Brookside

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  Screen Two

  Writer

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  Celebrity Mastermind

  2003

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  ScreenPlay

  Writer

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  World in Action

  1963

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  Moving On

  Producer

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  Remembers…

  2022

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  Cracker

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  The Play on One

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  The Lakes

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• 2025UnforgivableWriter
• 2022Remembers…
• 2021TimeWriter
• 2020AnthonyWriter
• 2018CareWriter
• 2016RegWriter
• 2015Sleaford Mods: Invisible BritainHimself
• 2015Redfern Now: Promise MeCreative Producer
• 2015BanishedWriter
• 2015AccuséCreator
• 2014CommonWriter
• 2010AccusedWriter
• 2010The Royle Family: Behind the SofaSelf
• 2009Moving OnProducer
• 2006The StreetWriter
• 2004Gunpowder, Treason & PlotWriter
• 2003Celebrity Mastermind
• 2002SundayWriter
• 2001LiamWriter
• 1999Dockers: Writing the WrongsHimself
• 1999DockersWriter
• 1999HeartWriter
• 1997CrackerCreator
• 1997The LakesWriter
• 1996Cracker: White GhostCreator
• 1996HillsboroughFootball Dad
• 1995Go NowWriter
• 1995PriestWriter
• 1995Hearts and MindsWriter
• 1994To Be A SomebodyCreator
• 1993CrackerWriter
• 1991Gas and CandlesWriter
• 1990TraitorsWriter
• 1990NeedleWriter
• 1988The Play on OneWriter
• 1986ScreenPlayWriter
• 1985Screen TwoWriter
• 1982BrooksideWriter
• 1963World in Action