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

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

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 EastEnders,.[2]

Other television series, covering a wide array of genres, he wrote for include children's drama The Dumping Ground, action-adventures Hooten and the Lady and The Musketeers, and crime series such as Silent Witness,[6] Kingdom[7] and Midsomer Murders.[8] In 2002, he directed the short film Blowing It.[9]

In 2006 his first novel, The Serial Killers Club, was published.[10] 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.[11]

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. ↑ "Terminus: Part Two". IMDb. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Episode #3.3". IMDb. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Midsomer Press Pack final - Page 37 of 52" (PDF). ITV. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Blowing It". IMDb. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  10. ↑ The Serial Killers Club. ASIN 0446616648.
  11. ↑ "Get ready for one apocalyptic detention..." Tumblr. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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