Jimmy McGovern

Jimmy McGovern

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.

  • Title: Jimmy McGovern
  • Popularity: 3.294
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1949-01-01
  • Place of Birth: Liverpool, England
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Jimmy McGovern Movies

  • 1999
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    Dockers: Writing the Wrongs

    Dockers: Writing the Wrongs

    1 1999 HD

    The compelling tale of how a group of sacked dockers got together with scriptwriter Jimmy McGovern and novelist Irvine Welsh to turn their unique...

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  • 1996
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    Hillsborough

    Hillsborough

    7 1996 HD

    Drama based on the real life events of April 1989, when ninety-six Liverpool supporters were crushed to death during an F.A. Cup Semi-Final match...

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  • 2015
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    Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain

    Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain

    7 2015 HD

    Sleaford Mods - Invisible Britain shows the most exciting and uncompromising British band in years sticking two fingers up to the zeitgeist and...

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  • 2010
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    The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

    The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

    8.375 2010 HD

    Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash discuss the creation of The Royle Family, with a look behind the scenes at the production of the show and interviews...

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  • 1995
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    Priest

    Priest

    6.4 1995 HD

    Father Greg Pilkington is torn between his call as a conservative Catholic priest and his secret life as a homosexual with a gay lover, frowned upon...

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  • 2015
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    Redfern Now: Promise Me

    Redfern Now: Promise Me

    8 2015 HD

    Two young women are raped on their way home. The story follows the lives of both women and the different ways they deal with the crime.

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  • 1990
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    Needle

    Needle

    10 1990 HD

    Needle paints a harrowing picture of a Liverpool overrun by drugs, charting a young man's nightmarish descent into intravenous heroin use and AIDS...

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  • 1999
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    Dockers

    Dockers

    6.5 1999 HD

    Jimmy McGovern's depiction of the mid 90s Liverpool dockers strike. Featuring script contributions from Irvine Welsh and the real dockers themselves

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  • 1996
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    Hillsborough

    Hillsborough

    7 1996 HD

    Drama based on the real life events of April 1989, when ninety-six Liverpool supporters were crushed to death during an F.A. Cup Semi-Final match...

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  • 1990
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    Traitors

    Traitors

    1 1990 HD

    A play about the gunpowder plot written from a new angle by Jimmy McGovern.

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  • 2002
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    Sunday

    Sunday

    7.4 2002 HD

    Sunday tells the story of an infamous day in Derry, North of Ireland and how the events of that day were subsequently covered up by the British...

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  • 2014
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    Common

    Common

    6.4 2014 HD

    Multi-award-winning writer Jimmy McGovern's brand new film based on the UK's controversial joint enterprise law. Jimmy McGovern's gritty drama stars...

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  • 2016
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    Reg

    Reg

    5 2016 HD

    In June 2003, Reg Keys and his wife Sally return to their home in the Welsh countryside. As they switch on the TV to hear six military policemen have...

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  • 1991
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    Gas and Candles

    Gas and Candles

    1 1991 HD

    Black comedy play about two pensioners struggling to manage on an old-age pension and living in a high-rise block of flats.

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  • 1999
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    Heart

    Heart

    5.5 1999 HD

    A woman, plastered in blood, is arrested by a grave, and a tale of loss, lust and jealousy slowly unfolds.

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  • 2001
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    Liam

    Liam

    6.3 2001 HD

    A morality tale of xenophobia, religious prejudice, mob violence, poverty, and their effect on two children in Liverpool during the Depression. When...

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  • 2018
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    Care

    Care

    6.9 2018 HD

    Jenny, a single mother raising two daughters after her husband leaves, is aided by her widowed mother, Mary. But Jenny struggles to stay afloat after...

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  • 2018
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    Care

    Care

    6.9 2018 HD

    Jenny, a single mother raising two daughters after her husband leaves, is aided by her widowed mother, Mary. But Jenny struggles to stay afloat after...

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  • 2002
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    Sunday

    Sunday

    7.4 2002 HD

    Sunday tells the story of an infamous day in Derry, North of Ireland and how the events of that day were subsequently covered up by the British...

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  • 1995
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    Go Now

    Go Now

    6.6 1995 HD

    Nick, is a young Scottish soccer player living in the big city. He meets Karen, and the two fall in love and move in together. Soon after, Nick...

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  • 2020
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    Anthony

    Anthony

    6 2020 HD

    In July 2005, black teenager Anthony Walker was murdered by two white men in an unprovoked racist attack in a Liverpool park. He was just 18 years...

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  • 1970
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    Untitled Jimmy McGovern Drama

    Untitled Jimmy McGovern Drama

    1 1970 HD

    Centres around the Mitchell family, who are dealing with the devastating aftermath of an act of abuse, and the knowledge that it was perpetrated by a...

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  • 1970
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    Untitled Jimmy McGovern Drama

    Untitled Jimmy McGovern Drama

    1 1970 HD

    Centres around the Mitchell family, who are dealing with the devastating aftermath of an act of abuse, and the knowledge that it was perpetrated by a...

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  • 1970
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    Untitled Jimmy McGovern Drama

    Untitled Jimmy McGovern Drama

    1 1970 HD

    Centres around the Mitchell family, who are dealing with the devastating aftermath of an act of abuse, and the knowledge that it was perpetrated by a...

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  • 1970
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    6.5 1970 HD

    The wise-cracking Fitz is a brilliant but flawed criminal psychologist with a remarkable insight into the criminal mind.

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  • 1970
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    5.941 1970 HD

    The ground-breaking soap set in a housing estate on the outskirts of Liverpool.

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  • 1970
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    8.2 1970 HD

    How certain people end up being accused of a crime.

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  • 1970
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    8 1970 HD

    A young teacher begins work at a tough Liverpool comprehensive, where he has to deal with racism, homophobia and his students' poor backgrounds.

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  • 1970
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    7.3 1970 HD

    At its heart, Banished is a story of survival. Though it is set in the stark historical reality of the founding of the penal colony in Australia in...

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  • 1970
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    7.556 1970 HD

    Anthology drama following the lives and passions of neighbors on a northern English street.

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  • 1970
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    7.556 1970 HD

    Anthology drama following the lives and passions of neighbors on a northern English street.

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  • 1970
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    7.1 1970 HD

    Moving On is a British television series set in contemporary Britain consisting of standalone dramas all sharing the theme of someone going through...

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  • 1970
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    7.556 1970 HD

    Anthology drama following the lives and passions of neighbors on a northern English street.

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  • 1970
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    6.1 1970 HD

    Mini series depicting the turbulent and bloody reigns of Scottish monarchs Mary, Queen of Scots and her son King James VI of Scotland who became King...

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  • 1970
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    7.333 1970 HD

    Compelling BBC1 drama series embracing sex, death and Catholic guilt, set in a small community in the Lake District. The first four-part series...

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  • 1970
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    7.5 1970 HD

    Six stories about six people facing accusations in court.

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  • 1970
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    7.618 1970 HD

    Guilt, violence and impossible choices – what does it take to survive? Tense, gritty and heartbreaking – Jimmy McGovern's award-winning...

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  • 1970
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    7.618 1970 HD

    Guilt, violence and impossible choices – what does it take to survive? Tense, gritty and heartbreaking – Jimmy McGovern's award-winning...

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  • 1970
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    5.5 1970 HD

    A series of plays specially written for television.

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  • 1970
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    6.6 1970 HD

    Crime drama based on the UK TV series about Gerry "Fitz" Fitzgerald, a brilliant but troubled criminal psychologist working alongside the Los Angeles...

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  • 1970
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    7.3 1970 HD

    At its heart, Banished is a story of survival. Though it is set in the stark historical reality of the founding of the penal colony in Australia in...

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  • 1970
    imgS3 E7

    6.5 1970 HD

    The wise-cracking Fitz is a brilliant but flawed criminal psychologist with a remarkable insight into the criminal mind.

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  • 1970
    imgS2 E4

    8.2 1970 HD

    How certain people end up being accused of a crime.

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  • 1970
    imgS12 E5

    7.1 1970 HD

    Moving On is a British television series set in contemporary Britain consisting of standalone dramas all sharing the theme of someone going through...

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  • 1970
    imgS3 E6

    7.556 1970 HD

    Anthology drama following the lives and passions of neighbors on a northern English street.

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  • 1970
    imgS2 E10

    7.333 1970 HD

    Compelling BBC1 drama series embracing sex, death and Catholic guilt, set in a small community in the Lake District. The first four-part series...

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  • 1970
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    7.618 1970 HD

    Guilt, violence and impossible choices – what does it take to survive? Tense, gritty and heartbreaking – Jimmy McGovern's award-winning...

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