Jimmy McGovern
Writing·January 1, 1949 — 77 years old·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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2025UnforgivableWriter · Executive Producer2022Remembers…TV2021TimeTVWriter · Executive Producer · Creator2020AnthonyWriter2018CareExecutive Producer · Writer2016RegWriter2015Sleaford Mods: Invisible BritainHimself2015Redfern Now: Promise MeCreative Producer2015BanishedTVWriter · Creator2015AccuséTVCreator2014CommonWriter2010AccusedTVWriter · Creator2010The Royle Family: Behind the SofaSelf2009Moving OnTVProducer · Creator2006The StreetTVCreator · Writer · Executive Producer2004Gunpowder, Treason & PlotTVWriter2003Celebrity MastermindTV2002SundayWriter · Screenplay2001LiamWriter1999Dockers: Writing the WrongsHimself1999DockersWriter1999HeartWriter1997CrackerTVCreator1997The LakesTVWriter · Creator1996Cracker: White GhostCreator1996HillsboroughFootball Dad · Writer1995Go NowWriter1995PriestWriter1995Hearts and MindsTVWriter · Creator1994To Be A SomebodyTVCreator1993CrackerTVWriter · Creator1991Gas and CandlesWriter1990TraitorsWriter1990NeedleWriter1988The Play on OneTVWriter1986ScreenPlayTVWriter1985Screen TwoTVWriter1982BrooksideTVWriter1963World in ActionTV