Liverpool-born Jimmy McGovern has built a formidable reputation writing powerful dramas for the stage and screen, often based on real events or socially vital issues.  McGovern’s writing credits read like a list of classic television. Having honed his skills working on “Brookside,” his major breakthrough came with “Cracker,” one of the best-loved UK TV shows of recent times.

McGovern’s television credits include: “Time,” “Care,” “Anthony,” “Broken,” “Common” and Reg,” “Banished,” “The Accused” Series I & II, “The Street Series 1 – 3,” “Cracker” “Gunpowder,” “Treason,” “Plot,” “Sunday,” “Priest,” Liam,” “Dockers,” The Lakes” Series I & II, “Heart” and “Hillsborough.”

McGovern also has acted as Story Consultant on “Redfern Now” Series I, II & III and has script edited/exec-produced five series of “Moving On.”