BBC America Takes McGovern Dramas

NEW YORK, July 5: BBC America has picked up two dramas from award-winning
writer Jimmy McGovern—The Street
and Cracker—from Granada
International.

The Street is set in
Northern England, with each episode focusing on a different house on the block.
It is a Granada production for the BBC. The cable channel has also taken a new
feature-length episode of the crime drama Cracker, with Robbie Coltrane starring as criminal
psychologist Dr. Edward 'Fitz' Fitzgerald.

The channel’s GM, Kathryn Mitchell, notes, "We're
thrilled to present two new works from one of the most important writers in
modern U.K. television drama. From the emotionally powerful stories about the
relationships of ordinary people in a small blue collar community in The
Street to his exploration of international
relations in the exciting new Cracker story, these shows demonstrate the incredible range of Jimmy's
talents."