About
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.
Known for
Coronation StreetSeries • 1960
BrooksideSeries • 1982
Screen TwoSeries • 1985
TimeSeries • 2021
Celebrity MastermindSeries • 2003
AccusedSeries • 2023
Moving OnSeries • 2009
ScreenPlaySeries • 1986
CrackerSeries • 1993
AccusedSeries • 2010
The Play on OneSeries • 1988
The LakesSeries • 1997
CrackerSeries • 1997
BanishedSeries • 2015
BrokenSeries • 2017
Gunpowder, Treason & PlotSeries • 2004
PriestMovie • 1995
LiamMovie • 2001
HillsboroughMovie • 1996
CommonMovie • 2014