Jeff Povey
Jeff Povey | |
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| Occupation(s) | screenwriter, author |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Known for | EastEnders By Any Means Hooten and the Lady |
Jeff Povey is a Scottish screenwriter[2] and author,[3] best known for his extensive work in British television.
Career
[edit]After his two-man play Tidy, Povey started writing television since the early 1990s, with Stay Lucky. He has written multiple episodes of long running continuing dramas, such as Casualty,[4] its spinoff Holby City,[5] and 240 episodes of EastEnders.[2] His final episode of EastEnders broadcast on Feb 9, 2024, with Povey announcing his retirement from the series.[6]
Other television series, covering a wide array of genres, he wrote for include children's drama The Dumping Ground, reboots like The Musketeers and Minder, comedies like Kingdom,[7] and various crime series such as Silent Witness[8], Midsomer Murders[9] and most recently, The Good Ship Murder. Povey also co-created two series, By Any Means and Hooten and the Lady.
Outside of screenwriting, he directed the short film Blowing It in 2002.[10] His first novel, The Serial Killers Club, was published in 2006.[11] In 2014 his second novel (part of a trilogy) "SHIFT", was published.[3] The second book in the trilogy was published on 23 April 2015, titled "DELETE". On 23 March 2017 the final book titled “ESCAPE” was released, concluding the trilogy.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Jeff Povey | Facebook Retrieved 2016-10-29.
- ^ a b "26/10/2015". BBC. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ a b Shift. Amazon UK. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Maybe This Year". BBC. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Kiss and Tell". BBC. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ https://twitter.com/thepoves/status/1756016347442479206 [bare URL]
- ^ "Episode #3.3". IMDb. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Terminus: Part Two". IMDb. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Midsomer Press Pack final - Page 37 of 52" (PDF). ITV. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Blowing It". IMDb. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ The Serial Killers Club. ASIN 0446616648.
- ^ "Get ready for one apocalyptic detention..." Tumblr. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
External links
[edit]- Jeff Povey at IMDb
- Interview at channel4.com
- Blowing It at IMDb
- Blowing It screenplay at channel4.com
| International | |
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| National | |
- Living people
- People from Hitchin
- People from Bridge of Allan
- 21st-century English novelists
- British soap opera writers
- British television writers
- British male novelists
- English screenwriters
- English male screenwriters
- English television producers
- English soap opera writers
- English male novelists
- British male television writers
- 21st-century British screenwriters
- 21st-century English male writers