John Jackson (writer) explained

John Jackson
Occupation:Screenwriter
Yearsactive:2001–present
Known:Grantchester, Being Human

John Jackson is an English television screenwriter.

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
2001Night and Day35 episodesITV
2004Powers1 episodeBBC One
2009Robin Hood1 episodeBBC One
2010–2012:Lip Service2 episodesBBC Three
2011Becoming Human2 episodesBBC iPlayer
2011–2013Being Human3 episodesBBC Three
2014In the Flesh1 episodeBBC Three
2016The Five1 episodeSky1
2016–2022Grantchester7 episodesITV
2017The Tunnel1 episodeSky Atlantic
2018Trust2 episodesFX
2019Curfew1 episodeSky1
2020RivieraLead writerSky Atlantic
2023A Town Called Malice1 episodeSky Max
2023No Escape1 episodeParamount+
TBARivers of LondonLead writerTBA

Awards and nominations

Awards

Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Jackson. . knighthallagency.com . 26 April 2015.
  2. Web site: Robin Hood 3x08: The King is Dead, Long Live the King – Der König ist tot ? lang lebe der König. . Serienjunkies.de . 26 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Lip Service. Episode 5. . Bbc.co.uk . 26 April 2015.
  4. Web site: Lip Service. Episode 3. . Bbc.co.uk . 26 April 2015.
  5. Web site: 5 reasons you should still be watching 'Being Human'. . Cultbox.co.uk . Rob Smedley . 9 March 2012 . 26 April 2015.
  6. Web site: Events. Writers' Guild Awards 2012 winners. . Writersguild.org.uk . 14 November 2012 . 26 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140622232423/http://www.writersguild.org.uk/news-a-features/events/348-writers-guild-awards-2012-winners . 22 June 2014 . unfit .
  7. Web site: BBC orders online spin off of Being Human. . Broadcastnow.co.uk . Catherine Neilan . 26 October 2010 . 26 April 2015.
  8. Web site: 5 reasons why 'In the Flesh' has to return for Series 3. . cultbox.co.uk . Rob Smedley . 19 June 2014 . 26 April 2015.
  9. Web site: Dominic Mitchell interview: what's next for In The Flesh? . Denofgeek.com . Louisa Mellor . 8 June 2014 . 26 April 2015.
  10. https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/drama/rivers-of-london-set-writing-team-led-by-the-gentlemen-scribe/5187530.article