Steve Blandford 
Jimmy McGovern 

This, the first book length study of one of Britain’s leading television writers, Jimmy Mc Govern, links his work to key changes in British television over the last thirty years.

Mc Govern’s versatility has meant that his work ranges from soap opera to crime series, studio based single drama to art house features for theatrical release. The book therefore acts partly as a survey of the way that drama for the small screen has mutated and changed over a key period in its history.

Steve Blandford’s percipient and readable book extensively examines some of Mc Govern’s most influential work, including Brookside, Cracker, The Lakes, Hillsborough and The Street.

Table of Content

General editors’ preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Soaps, series and serials: Brookside, Cracker, Hearts and Minds, The Lakes
2. ‘Hybrid’ forms: The Street, Moving On, Accused
3. Documentary and historical drama: Hillsborough, Sunday, Dockers, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot
4. Single plays and conclusion
References
Index

About the author

Steven Peacock is Reader in Film and Television Aesthetics at the University of Hertfordshire