Jimmy McGovern
Birthday: September1949, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Birth Name: James Stanley McGovern
Jimmy McGovern was born in September 1949 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England as James Stanley McGovern. He is a writer and producer, known for Cracker (1993), Brookside (1982) and Common (2014).
[on finding out Robbie Coltrane was to be cast as Fitz in Cracker] I was suicidal.....I thought it w Show more
[on finding out Robbie Coltrane was to be cast as Fitz in Cracker] I was suicidal.....I thought it was the biggest mistake ever made...because I had this thin wiry guy in mind. I was going to walk, I was on the phone to my agent and then the first few rushes came out .... and he was absolutely astounding. Hide
I envy people like Fitz. I envy Robbie Coltrane. There was one night when it was at a Cracker rap pa Show more
I envy people like Fitz. I envy Robbie Coltrane. There was one night when it was at a Cracker rap party and he had us all in stitches. He was absolutely brilliant, then at the end of the night he played the piano brilliantly too and I hated him. Hide
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