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John Jackson is an English television screenwriter.
John Jackson | |
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Occupation | Screenwriter |
Years active | 2001–present |
Known for | Grantchester, Being Human |
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]
Year | Title | Notes | Broadcaster |
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2001 | Night and Day | 35 episodes | ITV |
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 episodes | ITV |
2017 | The Tunnel | 1 episode | Sky Atlantic |
2018 | Trust | 2 episodes | FX |
2019 | Curfew | 1 episode | Sky1 |
2020 | Riviera | Lead writer | Sky Atlantic |
2023 | A Town Called Malice | 1 episode | Sky Max |
2023 | No Escape | 1 episode | Paramount+ |
TBA | Rivers of London | Lead writer | TBA |
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award:
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