Jeff Povey

Jeff Povey is a Scottish screenwriter^[2] and author,^[3] best known for his extensive work in British television.

Jeff Povey
Born	Bridge of Allan[1]
Occupation(s)	screenwriter, author
Years active	1993–present
Known for	EastEnders By Any Means Hooten and the Lady

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]