Directed credits
0
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Jimmy McGovern
Writing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.3
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 32
TMDB ID: 201639
IMDb ID: nm0569568
Known for: Writing
Born: January 1, 1949
Age: 77
Place of birth: Liverpool, England
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1963 - 2025
Years active: 63
Average TMDB rating: 6.81
Wikidata: Q6200774
Frequent jobs
Writer (26)Creator (4)Creative Producer (1)Producer (1)
Biography
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.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Jimmy McGovern.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Jimmy McGovern.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Jimmy McGovern.
Writer
Priest
1995 • Movie
Creator
Cracker: White Ghost
1996 • Movie
Writer
Liam
2001 • Movie
Writer
Unforgivable
2025 • Movie
as Himself
Dockers: Writing the Wrongs
1999 • Movie
as Himself
Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain
2015 • Movie
Creative Producer
Redfern Now: Promise Me
2015 • Movie
Writer
Hillsborough
1996 • Movie
Writer
Go Now
1995 • Movie
Writer
Anthony
2020 • Movie
Writer
Sunday
2002 • Movie
Writer
Common
2014 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Jimmy McGovern.
Writer • 2 eps
Brookside
1982 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Screen Two
1985 • Series
1 eps
Celebrity Mastermind
2003 • Series
Writer • 16 eps
Cracker
1993 • Series
Producer • 65 eps
Moving On
2009 • Series
Writer • 6 eps
The Lakes
1997 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
ScreenPlay
1986 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
The Play on One
1988 • Series
Writer • 10 eps
Accused
2010 • Series
1 eps
World in Action
1963 • Series
3 eps
Remembers…
2022 • Series
Writer • 6 eps
Time
2021 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Jimmy McGovern.
Writer
Unforgivable
2025 • Movie
Writer
Anthony
2020 • Movie
Writer
Care
2018 • Movie
Writer
Reg
2016 • Movie
Creative Producer
Redfern Now: Promise Me
2015 • Movie
Writer
Common
2014 • Movie
Writer
Sunday
2002 • Movie
Writer
Liam
2001 • Movie
Writer
Dockers
1999 • Movie
Writer
Heart
1999 • Movie
Creator
Cracker: White Ghost
1996 • Movie
Writer
Hillsborough
1996 • Movie
Writer
Go Now
1995 • Movie
Writer
Priest
1995 • Movie
Writer
Gas and Candles
1991 • Movie
Writer
Traitors
1990 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Jimmy McGovern.
Writer • 6 eps
Time
2021 • Series
Writer • 7 eps
Banished
2015 • Series
Creator • 1 eps
Accusé
2015 • Series
Writer • 10 eps
Accused
2010 • Series
Producer • 65 eps
Moving On
2009 • Series
Creator • 18 eps
The Street
2006 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
2004 • Series
Creator
Cracker
1997 • Series
Writer • 6 eps
The Lakes
1997 • Series
Writer • 4 eps
Hearts and Minds
1995 • Series
Writer • 16 eps
Cracker
1993 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
The Play on One
1988 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
ScreenPlay
1986 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Screen Two
1985 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
Brookside
1982 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Jimmy McGovern.
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Jimmy McGovern.