John Jackson (writer)

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John Jackson
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active2001–present
Known for Grantchester , Being Human

John Jackson is an English television screenwriter.

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Life and career

After leaving Cambridge University, John Jackson developed and script edited the ITV soap Night and Day. Altogether he wrote 35 episodes for the TV Series. [1] In 2009 he wrote the episode The King Is Dead, Long Live the King… for the BBC One series Robin Hood. [2] From 2010 to 2012 he wrote two episodes of the serial drama Lip Service. [3] [4] From 2011 until 2013 he wrote three episodes for the supernatural drama Being Human. [5] This brought him a Writers' Guild of Great Britain award for Best TV Drama Series. [6] He also wrote two episodes for the Being Human spin off Becoming Human. [7]

In 2014 Jackson wrote an episode for another BBC Three series, In the Flesh. [8] [9] He would become a regular writer on ITV's Grantchester , and in 2020, was lead writer on season 3 of Sky's Riviera. On 2 November 2023, it was announced that Jackson would be lead writer on the television adaptation of Rivers of London . [10]

Filmography

YearTitleNotesBroadcaster
2001 Night and Day 35 episodesITV
2004 Powers 1 episode BBC One
2009 Robin Hood 1 episode BBC One
2010–2012: Lip Service 2 episodes BBC Three
2011 Becoming Human 2 episodes BBC iPlayer
2011–2013 Being Human 3 episodes BBC Three
2014 In the Flesh 1 episode BBC Three
2016 The Five 1 episode Sky1
2016–2022 Grantchester 7 episodesITV
2017 The Tunnel 1 episode Sky Atlantic
2018 Trust 2 episodesFX
2019Curfew1 episode Sky1
2020RivieraLead writer Sky Atlantic
2023 A Town Called Malice 1 episode Sky Max
2023 No Escape 1 episode Paramount+
TBARivers of LondonLead writerTBA

Awards and nominations

Awards

Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award:

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