Jimmy McGovern (born 1949) is a BAFTA award-winning English television scriptwriter from Liverpool. McGovern started his career working on Channel 4's social-realist soap opera Brookside in 1982, tackling many social issues such as unemployment. In 1993, he created the drama serial Cracker about the work of a criminal psychologist played by Robbie Coltrane. Made by Granada Television and screened on ITV, the series was a phenomenal critical and popular success.

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  • Jimmy McGovern (born 1949) is a BAFTA award-winning English television scriptwriter from Liverpool. McGovern started his career working on Channel 4's social-realist soap opera Brookside in 1982, tackling many social issues such as unemployment. In 1993, he created the drama serial Cracker about the work of a criminal psychologist played by Robbie Coltrane. Made by Granada Television and screened on ITV, the series was a phenomenal critical and popular success. Cracker also aired in the United States, on the PBS anthology program Mystery!, and McGovern's writing earned him two Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America. Recently he created the BBC One drama The Street, now in its third season, the first episode starred Bob Hoskins. McGovern has described cinema scriptwriters as being treated like hacks and forced to crank out countless drafts by successive producers. Conversely, he believes that television directors are underrated. He says: “I have worked twice with David Blair [on The Lakes and The Street], and I can tell you that he is the best there is. He can make a good project great... Why David hasn’t won the acclaim he deserves is a mystery to me. ”
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  • Jimmy McGovern (born 1949) is a BAFTA award-winning English television scriptwriter from Liverpool. McGovern started his career working on Channel 4's social-realist soap opera Brookside in 1982, tackling many social issues such as unemployment. In 1993, he created the drama serial Cracker about the work of a criminal psychologist played by Robbie Coltrane. Made by Granada Television and screened on ITV, the series was a phenomenal critical and popular success.
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