Jimmy McGovern
Writing · Writer · Creative Producer · Executive Producer
Born Jan 1, 1949 · Liverpool, England
Active 1982–present · Awards: Edgar Awards
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…
Filmography
Unforgivable (2025) — Writer · Executive ProducerTime (2021) — Writer · Executive Producer · CreatorAccused (2010) — Writer · CreatorCracker (1993) — Writer · CreatorPriest (1995) — WriterBanished (2015) — Writer · CreatorNeedle (1990) — WriterLiam (2001) — WriterHillsborough (1996) — Football Dad · WriterThe Street (2006) — Creator · Writer · Executive ProducerCommon (2014) — WriterSunday (2002) — Writer · ScreenplayGunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004) — WriterGo Now (1995) — WriterMoving On (2009) — Producer · CreatorCracker (1997) — CreatorThe Lakes (1997) — Writer · CreatorBrookside (1982) — WriterHearts and Minds (1995) — Writer · CreatorRedfern Now: Promise Me (2015) — Creative ProducerScreen Two (1985) — WriterDockers (1999) — WriterCare (2018) — Executive Producer · WriterAccusé (2015) — Creator