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Jimmy McGovern (born 1949) is a BAFTA award-winning English television scriptwriter from Liverpool. He received two Edgar Awards for Cracker, and critical praise for The Lakes, The Street, and The Accused, which won a 2011 International Emmy for best drama series. His docudrama, Hillsborough, was also well received. 
Net Worth$11 Million
Date Of BirthSeptember, 1949
Place Of BirthLiverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
ProfessionWriter, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew
NicknamesJimmy McGovern, McGovern, Jimmy
#Quote
1I envy people like Fitz. I envy Robbie Coltrane. There was one night when it was at a Cracker rap party and he had us all in stitches. He was absolutely brilliant, then at the end of the night he played the piano brilliantly too and I hated him.
2[on finding out Robbie Coltrane was to be cast as Fitz in Cracker] I was suicidal.....I thought it was the biggest mistake ever made...because I had this thin wiry guy in mind. I was going to walk, I was on the phone to my agent and then the first few rushes came out .... and he was absolutely astounding.
#Fact
1A lot of his work has included characters that have stammers. McGovern himself had a stammer until he was 9 years old and had to have his brother Joey to translate for him.
2Left school at sixteen but later went back into higher education and became a teacher in his late twenties.
3Is one of 9 children. Siblings are three sisters and five brothers.

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Broken2017TV Series script
Moving OnTV Series creator - 30 episodes, 2010 - 2016 series created by - 5 episodes, 2013
Reg2016TV Movie
Accusé2016TV Series creator: Accused - 6 episodes
BanishedTV Series writer - 5 episodes, 2015 created by - 2 episodes, 2015 written by - 2 episodes, 2015
Common2014TV Movie script
AccusedTV Series by - 10 episodes, 2010 - 2012 written by - 10 episodes, 2010 - 2012
The StreetTV Series creator - 12 episodes, 2006 - 2009 written by - 7 episodes, 2006 - 2009 writer - 4 episodes, 2006 - 2007
Cracker2006TV Movie characters created by - uncredited / written by
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot2004TV Movie
Sunday2002TV Movie
Liam2000written by
Dockers1999TV Movie
Heart1999writer
The LakesTV Series creator - 5 episodes, 1999 writer - 4 episodes, 1997 - 1999 written by - 3 episodes, 1997 - 1999
Cracker: Mind Over MurderTV Series original teleplay - 2 episodes, 1997 original teleplay "To Be a Somebody" - 1 episode, 1997 original episode "To Say I Love You" - 1 episode, 1997 original series - 1 episode, 1997
Hillsborough1996TV Movie written by
CrackerTV Series creator - 11 episodes, 1994 - 1996 written and created by - 10 episodes, 1993 - 1994 written by - 6 episodes, 1993 - 1995 excerpts written by - 1 episode, 1995
Go Now1995
Hearts and Minds1995TV Series 4 episodes
Priest1994
The Play on One1991TV Series writer - 1 episode
El C.I.D.1990-1991TV Series written by - 3 episodes
Traitors1990TV Movie
Screenplay1990TV Series screenplay - 1 episode
BrooksideTV Series 34 episodes, 1982 - 1986 written by - 23 episodes, 1982 - 1988 writer - 1 episode, 1986

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Broken2017TV Series executive producer
Redfern Now: Promise Me2015TV Movie story producer
Banished2015TV Series executive producer - 2 episodes
Common2014TV Movie executive producer
Redfern Now2012-2013TV Series story producer - 12 episodes
Accused2010-2012TV Series executive producer - 10 episodes
The Street2006-2009TV Series executive producer - 13 episodes
Moving On2009TV Series executive producer - 5 episodes

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Moving OnTV Series series story editor - 15 episodes, 2013 - 2016 series script editor - 7 episodes, 2010

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Hillsborough1996TV MovieFootball dad in opening sequence (uncredited)

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain2015DocumentaryHimself
The Many Faces of...2012TV Series documentaryHimself
Mark Lawson Talks to...2010TV SeriesHimself
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa2010TV Movie documentaryHimself
Dear Mr Hicks2010Documentary shortHimself (uncredited)
Mastermind2006TV SeriesHimself
Timeshift2006TV Series documentaryHimself
University Challenge2006TV SeriesHimself
The South Bank Show1996-2004TV Series documentaryHimself
World in Action1998TV Series documentaryHimself
The Media Show1989TV SeriesHimself

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2015Broadcast AwardsBroadcast Awards, UKBest Drama SerialCommon (2014)
2010Broadcast AwardsBroadcast Awards, UKBest Drama Series or SerialThe Street (2006)
2010EmmyInternational Emmy AwardsDrama SeriesThe Street (2006)
2010RTS Television AwardRoyal Television Society, UKBest Drama SeriesThe Street (2006)
2008BAFTA TV AwardBAFTA AwardsBest Drama SeriesThe Street (2006)
2007BAFTA TV AwardBAFTA AwardsBest Drama SeriesThe Street (2006)
2007RTS Television AwardRoyal Television Society, UKBest Drama SeriesThe Street (2006)
2006RTS Television AwardRoyal Television Society, UKBest Drama SeriesThe Street (2006)
2006RTS Television AwardRoyal Television Society, UKBest Drama Series
2005Golden FIPABiarritz International Festival of Audiovisual ProgrammingTV Series and Serials: ScreenplayGunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004)
1997BAFTA TV AwardBAFTA AwardsBest Single DramaHillsborough (1996)
1997EdgarEdgar Allan Poe AwardsBest Television Feature or MiniseriesCracker (1993)
1997Writers' Guild of Great Britain AwardWriters' Guild of Great BritainTV - Play or FilmHillsborough (1996)
1996Writer's AwardBroadcasting Press Guild AwardsCracker (1993)
1996RTS Television AwardRoyal Television Society, UKBest WriterGo Now (1995)
1996Writers' Guild of Great Britain AwardWriters' Guild of Great BritainTV - Original Drama SeriesCracker (1993)
1995CableACECableACE AwardsMovie or MiniseriesCracker (1993)
1995EdgarEdgar Allan Poe AwardsBest Television Feature or MiniseriesCracker (1993)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2015BAFTA TV AwardBAFTA AwardsBest Single DramaCommon (2014)
2015RTS Television AwardRoyal Television Society, UKBest Single DramaCommon (2014)
2015RTS Television AwardRoyal Television Society, UKBest Writer - DramaCommon (2014)
2013BAFTA TV AwardBAFTA AwardsBest Writer: DramaAccused (2010)
2013BAFTA TV AwardBAFTA AwardsBest Mini-SeriesAccused (2010)
2011Banff Rockie AwardBanff Television FestivalBest Continuing SeriesAccused (2010)
2011Writers' Guild of Great Britain AwardWriters' Guild of Great BritainBest Television Drama SeriesAccused (2010)
2010BAFTA TV AwardBAFTA AwardsBest Drama SeriesThe Street (2006)
2010Banff Rockie AwardBanff Television FestivalBest Continuing SeriesThe Street (2006)
2010Broadcasting Press Guild AwardBroadcasting Press Guild AwardsBest Drama SeriesThe Street (2006)
2008BAFTA TV AwardBAFTA AwardsBest WriterThe Street (2006)
2008Banff Rockie AwardBanff Television FestivalBest Continuing SeriesThe Street (2006)
2008Golden RoseRose d'Or Light Entertainment FestivalDramaThe Street (2006)
2007Banff Rockie AwardBanff Television FestivalBest Continuing SeriesThe Street (2006)
2007EdgarEdgar Allan Poe AwardsBest Television Feature/Mini-Series TeleplayCracker (2006)
2000BAFTA TV AwardBAFTA AwardsBest Single DramaDockers (1999)
1998BAFTA TV AwardBAFTA AwardsBest Drama SerialThe Lakes (1997)
1996BAFTA TV AwardBAFTA AwardsBest Single DramaGo Now (1995)
1995CableACECableACE AwardsWriting a Movie or MiniseriesCracker (1993)
1995CableACECableACE AwardsWriting a Movie or MiniseriesCracker (1993)
1994BAFTA TV AwardBAFTA AwardsBest Drama SeriesCracker (1993)

Known for movies

Writer

Cracker (1993-1996)
as Writer

Writer

Brookside (1982-1988)
as Writer

Writer

Common (2014)
as Writer

Writer

Priest (1994)
as Writer

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