Jimmy McGovern

Writing · born 1 January 1949 · 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.

Where to start: Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain (2015).

As actor 3

Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain (2015) poster

Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain

2015 · 7.0/10

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa (2010) poster

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

2010 · 8.4/10

Hillsborough (1996) poster

Hillsborough

1996 · 7.2/10

TV shows 9

Accused (2023) poster

Accused

TV · 2023 · 6.9/10

Time (2021) poster

Time

TV · 2021 · 7.6/10

Broken (2017) poster

Broken

TV · 2017 · 7.0/10

Banished (2015) poster

Banished

TV · 2015 · 7.2/10

Accused (2010) poster

Accused

TV · 2010 · 8.2/10

Absolute Cinema

Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004) poster

Gunpowder, Treason & Plot

TV · 2004 · 6.1/10

Cracker (1993) poster

Cracker

TV · 1993 · 6.6/10

Brookside (1982) poster

Brookside

TV · 1982 · 6.4/10

Coronation Street (1960) poster

Coronation Street

TV · 1960 · 5.3/10