James Stanley McGovern was born on September 1949 and is an English screenwriter and producer.
14 Facts About Jimmy McGovern
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Jimmy McGovern is best known for creating the drama series Cracker, for which he received two Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America.
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Jimmy McGovern received recognition for creating drama series such as Hillsborough, The Lakes, The Street, and Accused, among others.
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On 8 December 2021 Jimmy McGovern was conferred the Freedom of Liverpool, in recognition of his life's work.
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Jimmy McGovern was born in Liverpool in September 1949, the son of working-class parents Jane and William Jimmy McGovern.
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Jimmy McGovern suffered from a stammer, for which he received no therapy and which affects him still.
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In 1982, Jimmy McGovern started his TV career working on Channel 4's soap opera Brookside.
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Jimmy McGovern's writing earned him two Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America.
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Jimmy McGovern wrote the script for the television docudrama Hillsborough, based on the events of the stadium disaster in 1989, which claimed the lives of 97 Liverpool fans at an FA Cup semi-final.
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In 2009, Jimmy McGovern was the executive producer on the BBC One miniseries Moving On.
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Jimmy McGovern's series Accused aired from 2010 to 2012 on BBC One.
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Jimmy McGovern wrote the book for the musical stage show King Cotton, which explores links between the Atlantic slave trade and industrialisation in North West England, as part of the Liverpool European Capital of Culture 2008.
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Jimmy McGovern has described cinema scriptwriters as being treated poorly and required to produce an abundance of drafts by successive producers.
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Jimmy McGovern has openly criticised dramas such as Footballers' Wives lamenting the lack of quality, believable storytelling in the early 2000s.