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

The South Bank Show
1996
Brookside
1982
Screen Two
1995
Celebrity Mastermind
2006
World in Action
1998
ScreenPlay
1990
Moving On
2009
Cracker
1993
The Play on One
1991
Time
2021
Accused
2010
Remembers…
2025

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
8
Writing
29
Producing
5
Crew
3
2025
Remembers…
2015
Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain
as Himself
2010
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self
2006
Celebrity Mastermind
1999
Dockers: Writing the Wrongs
as Himself
1998
World in Action
1996
Hillsborough
as Football Dad
1996
The South Bank Show