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
Priest
(1995)
Writer
Full Filmography
Writing
Needle
(1990)
Writer
Traitors
(1990)
Writer
Gas and Candles
(1991)
Writer
To Be A Somebody
(1994)
Writer
Priest
(1995)
Writer
Go Now
(1995)
Writer
Hillsborough
(1996)
Writer
Heart
(1999)
Writer
Dockers
(1999)
Writer
Liam
(2001)
Writer
Sunday
(2002)
Writer
Common
(2014)
Writer
Redfern Now: Promise Me
(2015)
Creative Producer
Reg
(2016)
Writer
Care
(2018)
Writer
Anthony
(2020)
Writer
Acting
Hillsborough
(1996)
Football Dad
Dockers: Writing the Wrongs
(1999)
Himself
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
(2010)
Self
Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain
(2015)
Himself
Production