Jeff Povey

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Jeff Povey
Born
Bridge of Allan [1]
Occupation(s) screenwriter, author
Years active1993–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.

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Career

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

  1. ↑ Jeff Povey | Facebook Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  2. 1 2 "26/10/2015". BBC . Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 Shift. Amazon UK. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Maybe This Year". BBC . Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Kiss and Tell". BBC . Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Episode #3.3". IMDb . Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Terminus: Part Two". IMDb . Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Midsomer Press Pack final - Page 37 of 52" (PDF). ITV. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Blowing It". IMDb . Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  11. ↑ The Serial Killers Club. ASIN   0446616648.
  12. ↑ "Get ready for one apocalyptic detention..." Tumblr . Retrieved 24 December 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
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