Jimmy McGovern Finds His Stories in the Streets.

Authors :: McDermott, Jim
Source :: America Magazine: The Jesuit Review of Faith & Culture. Jan2022, Vol. 226 Issue 1, p52-55. 4p. 1 Color Photograph.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: The article features screenwriter and producer James Stanley McGovern. He relates his experience of winning "The Weetabix Wonder Book of Birds" in a composition contest when he was 10 years old. Among the television programs he created are the detective show "Cracker" and Catholic parish drama "Broken." It cites the significance of the depiction of humanity amid the darkness of the characters in his works.