Born 1949 (age 77) · Liverpool, England
Appears in 36 titles

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.

Filmography

Priest
6.2
Priest
1995
Writer
Liam
6.2
Liam
2001
Writer
Common
6.5
Common
2014
Writer
Hillsborough
7.2
Hillsborough
1996
Writer
Go Now
6.5
Go Now
1995
Writer
Heart
5.4
Heart
1999
Writer
Dockers
6.8
Dockers
1999
Writer
Reg
5.0
Reg
2016
Writer
Care
6.6
Care
2018
Writer
Sunday
7.7
Sunday
2002
Writer
Sunday
7.7
Sunday
2002
Screenplay
Unforgivable
7.8
Unforgivable
2025
Writer
Anthony
6.0
Anthony
2020
Writer
Redfern Now: Promise Me
8.0
Redfern Now: Promise Me
2015
Creative Producer
Needle
10.0
Needle
1990
Writer
Traitors
7.0
Traitors
1990
Writer
Gas and Candles
Gas and Candles
1991
Writer