Jeff Povey is a Scottish

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and

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, 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 ''Stay Lucky'' is a British television comedy-drama series ran from 8 December 1989 to 6 August 1993. Made by Yorkshire Television and screened on the ITV network, it starred Jan Francis and Dennis Waterman. Plot Drama about a small-time gang ...

''. He has written multiple episodes of long running continuing dramas, such as ''

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'', its spinoff ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' ...

'', and 240 episodes of ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...

''. His final episode of ''EastEnders'' broadcast on Feb 9, 2024, with Povey announcing his retirement from the series. Other television series, covering a wide array of genres, he wrote for include children's drama ''

The Dumping Ground ''The Dumping Ground'' (also informally referred to as ''The DG'') is a Television in the United Kingdom, British children's television series, children's television drama series that focuses on the lives and experiences of young people who ...

'', reboots like ''

The Musketeers ''The Musketeers'' is a British period action-drama TV series based on the characters from Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel ''The Three Musketeers'' and co-produced by BBC America and BBC Worldwide. The series follows the musketeers Athos, Aramis ...

'' and ''Minder'', comedies like '' Kingdom'', and various crime series such as ''

Silent Witness ''Silent Witness'' is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC that focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. The series was created by Nigel McCrery, a former murder squa ...

'', ''

Midsomer Murders ''Midsomer Murders'' is a British Mystery fiction, mystery television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the ''Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series created by Caroline Graham (writer), Caroline Graham. ...

'' and most recently, ''

The Good Ship Murder ''The Good Ship Murder'' is a British television crime drama series created by Paul Matthew Thompson and Mike Benson, set on a luxury Mediterranean cruise ship. It follows a retired detective-turned cabaret singer solving murders on board. It sta ...

''. 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. His

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, ''The Serial Killers Club'', was published in 2006. In 2014 his second novel (part of a trilogy) "SHIFT", was published. 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.

References

External links

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