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Jimmy McGovern

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Born: January 1, 1949 in Liverpool, England

Biography

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.

All Credits37 Titles

Film

20 Titles
Priest
6.2
FILM
Priest1995
Go Now
6.5
FILM
Go Now1995
Heart
5.4
FILM
Heart1999
Common
6.5
FILM
Common2014
Sunday
7.7
FILM
Sunday2002
Needle
10.0
FILM
Needle1990
Hillsborough
7.2
FILM
Hillsborough1996
Unforgivable
7.8
FILM
Unforgivable2025
Dockers
6.8
FILM
Dockers1999
Anthony
6.0
FILM
Anthony2020
Reg
5.0
FILM
Reg2016
Liam
6.2
FILM
Liam2001
Care
6.6
FILM
Care2018
Cracker: White Ghost
7.0
FILM
Cracker: White Ghost1996
Redfern Now: Promise Me
8.0
FILM
Redfern Now: Promise Me2015
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
8.4
FILM
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa2010

Series

17 Titles
Brookside
6.2
SERIES
Brookside1982–
Remembers…
SERIES
Remembers…2022–
Moving On
7.1
SERIES
Moving On2009–
Cracker
6.6
SERIES
Cracker1993–
World in Action
7.0
SERIES
World in Action1963–
Accused
8.1
SERIES
Accused2010–
Time
7.6
SERIES
Time2021–
The Street
7.6
SERIES
The Street2006–
Cracker
7.2
SERIES
Cracker1997–
The Play on One
6.0
SERIES
The Play on One1988–
ScreenPlay
6.0
SERIES
ScreenPlay1986–
The Lakes
7.0
SERIES
The Lakes1997–
Banished
7.2
SERIES
Banished2015–
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
6.1
SERIES
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot2004–
Hearts and Minds
7.8
SERIES
Hearts and Minds1995–
Accusé
7.5
SERIES
Accusé2015–
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