In 2023, Jimmy McGovern spoke to ±«Óãtv Writers at the Premiere of Time Series 2. Jimmy shared words of wisdom about finding a voice as a writer, what he's learnt from his longstanding writing career, as well as whether he feels TV Drama can be a force for good.
±«Óãtv Writersroom interviews BAFTA-award winning writer, Jimmy McGovern (2017)
In 2017, Jimmy McGovern talked to ±«Óãtv Writers about his ±«Óãtv One drama Broken. Specifically, he discussed how important setting is in good TV Drama, how writing TV Drama has changed over the years, and why he finds it great to work with new writers.
±«Óãtv Writersroom interviews BAFTA-award winning writer, Jimmy McGovern
Jimmy talks to us about why writers should first and foremost think of themselves as storytellers, why the story always comes first and how he immerses himself in the world of his characters.
He tells us about how he's currently dealing with writer's block, his advice for getting through it, and how he writes out of a state-of-the-art hut in his garden.