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 · CreatorPriest (1995) - WriterCracker (1993) - Writer · CreatorBanished (2015) - Writer · CreatorNeedle (1990) - WriterLiam (2001) - WriterHillsborough (1996) - Football Dad · WriterThe Street (2006) - Writer · Executive Producer · CreatorCommon (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