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'''John Jackson''' is an English screenwriter.
'''John Jackson''' is an English television screenwriter.


== Life and career ==
== Life and career ==
After leaving [[Cambridge University]], John Jackson developed and script edited the [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] soap [[Night and Day (TV series)|Night and Day]]. Altogether he wrote 35 episodes for the TV Series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.knighthallagency.com/client/john-jackson |title=John Jackson. |work=knighthallagency.com |accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref> In 2009 he wrote the episode ''The King Is Dead, Long Live the King…'' for the [[BBC One]] series [[Robin Hood (2006 TV series)|Robin Hood]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.serienjunkies.de/robin-hood/3x08-the-king-is-dead-long-live-the-king.html |title=Robin Hood 3x08: The King is Dead, Long Live the King – Der König ist tot ? lang lebe der König. |work=Serienjunkies.de |accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref> From 2010 to 2012 he wrote two episodes of the serial drama [[Lip Service (TV series)|Lip Service]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vt75r |title=Lip Service. Episode 5. |work=Bbc.co.uk |accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01h21t7 |title=Lip Service. Episode 3. |work=Bbc.co.uk |accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref> From 2011 until 2013 he wrote three episodes for the supernatural drama [[Being Human (UK TV series)|Being Human]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cultbox.co.uk/features/opinion/5-reasons-you-should-still-be-watching-being-human |title=5 reasons you should still be watching 'Being Human'. |work=Cultbox.co.uk |author=Rob Smedley |date=9 March 2012 |accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref> This brought him a [[Writers' Guild of Great Britain]] award for Best TV Drama Series.<ref name=WGA>{{cite web|url=http://www.writersguild.org.uk/news-a-features/events/348-writers-guild-awards-2012-winners |title=Events. Writers' Guild Awards 2012 winners. |publisher=Writersguild.org.uk |date=14 November 2012 |accessdate=26 April 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622232423/http://www.writersguild.org.uk/news-a-features/events/348-writers-guild-awards-2012-winners |archivedate=22 June 2014 |url-status=unfit }}</ref> He also wrote two episodes for the ''Being Human'' spin off [[Becoming Human]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/multiplatform/bbc-orders-online-spin-off-of-being-human/5019806.article |title=BBC orders online spin off of Being Human. |work=Broadcastnow.co.uk |author=Catherine Neilan |date=26 October 2010 |accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref> In 2014 Jackson wrote an episode for another [[BBC Three]] series, [[In the Flesh (TV series)|In the Flesh]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cultbox.co.uk/features/opinion/5-reasons-why-in-the-flesh-has-to-return-for-series-3 |title=5 reasons why 'In the Flesh' has to return for Series 3. |work=cultbox.co.uk |author=Rob Smedley |date=19 June 2014 |accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/in-the-flesh/30824/dominic-mitchell-interview-whats-next-for-in-the-flesh |title=Dominic Mitchell interview: what's next for In The Flesh? |work=Denofgeek.com |author=Louisa Mellor |date=8 June 2014 |accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref>
After leaving [[Cambridge University]], John Jackson developed and script edited the [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] soap [[Night and Day (TV series)|Night and Day]]. Altogether he wrote 35 episodes for the TV Series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.knighthallagency.com/client/john-jackson |title=John Jackson. |work=knighthallagency.com |accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref> In 2009 he wrote the episode ''The King Is Dead, Long Live the King…'' for the [[BBC One]] series [[Robin Hood (2006 TV series)|Robin Hood]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.serienjunkies.de/robin-hood/3x08-the-king-is-dead-long-live-the-king.html |title=Robin Hood 3x08: The King is Dead, Long Live the King – Der König ist tot ? lang lebe der König. |work=Serienjunkies.de |accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref> From 2010 to 2012 he wrote two episodes of the serial drama [[Lip Service (TV series)|Lip Service]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vt75r |title=Lip Service. Episode 5. |work=Bbc.co.uk |accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01h21t7 |title=Lip Service. Episode 3. |work=Bbc.co.uk |accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref> From 2011 until 2013 he wrote three episodes for the supernatural drama [[Being Human (UK TV series)|Being Human]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cultbox.co.uk/features/opinion/5-reasons-you-should-still-be-watching-being-human |title=5 reasons you should still be watching 'Being Human'. |work=Cultbox.co.uk |author=Rob Smedley |date=9 March 2012 |accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref> This brought him a [[Writers' Guild of Great Britain]] award for Best TV Drama Series.<ref name=WGA>{{cite web|url=http://www.writersguild.org.uk/news-a-features/events/348-writers-guild-awards-2012-winners |title=Events. Writers' Guild Awards 2012 winners. |publisher=Writersguild.org.uk |date=14 November 2012 |accessdate=26 April 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622232423/http://www.writersguild.org.uk/news-a-features/events/348-writers-guild-awards-2012-winners |archivedate=22 June 2014 |url-status=unfit }}</ref> He also wrote two episodes for the ''Being Human'' spin off [[Becoming Human]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/multiplatform/bbc-orders-online-spin-off-of-being-human/5019806.article |title=BBC orders online spin off of Being Human. |work=Broadcastnow.co.uk |author=Catherine Neilan |date=26 October 2010 |accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref>
In 2014 Jackson wrote an episode for another [[BBC Three]] series, [[In the Flesh (TV series)|In the Flesh]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cultbox.co.uk/features/opinion/5-reasons-why-in-the-flesh-has-to-return-for-series-3 |title=5 reasons why 'In the Flesh' has to return for Series 3. |work=cultbox.co.uk |author=Rob Smedley |date=19 June 2014 |accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/in-the-flesh/30824/dominic-mitchell-interview-whats-next-for-in-the-flesh |title=Dominic Mitchell interview: what's next for In The Flesh? |work=Denofgeek.com |author=Louisa Mellor |date=8 June 2014 |accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref> He would become a regular writer on ITV's ''[[Grantchester (TV series)|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 (book series)|Rivers of London]]''.<ref>https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/drama/rivers-of-london-set-writing-team-led-by-the-gentlemen-scribe/5187530.article</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Television
! Year
! Year
! Title
! Title
! Functioned as
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! Broadcaster
|-
|-
| 2001
| 2001
| ''[[Night and Day (TV series)|Night and Day]]''
| ''[[Night and Day (TV series)|Night and Day]]''
⚫
| 35 episodes
⚫
| writer
|ITV
| TV Series
|-
|-
| 2004
| 2004
| ''[[Powers (UK TV series)|Powers]]''
| ''[[Powers (UK TV series)|Powers]]''
⚫
| 1 episode
⚫
| writer
|[[BBC One]]
⚫
| TV Series, 1 episode
|-
|-
| 2009
| 2009
| ''[[Robin Hood (2006 TV series)|Robin Hood]]''
| ''[[Robin Hood (2006 TV series)|Robin Hood]]''
⚫
| 1 episode
| writer
|[[BBC One]]
⚫
| TV Series, 1 episode
|-
|-
| 2010–2012:
| 2010–2012:
| ''[[Lip Service (TV series)|Lip Service]]''
| ''[[Lip Service (TV series)|Lip Service]]''
⚫
| 2 episodes
| writer
|[[BBC Three]]
⚫
| TV Series, 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 2011
| 2011
| ''[[Becoming Human]]''
| ''[[Becoming Human]]''
⚫
| 2 episodes
| writer
|[[BBC iPlayer]]
⚫
| TV Series, 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 2011–2013
| 2011–2013
| ''[[Being Human (UK TV series)|Being Human]]''
| ''[[Being Human (UK TV series)|Being Human]]''
⚫
| 3 episodes
| writer
|[[BBC Three]]
⚫
| TV Series, 3 episodes
|-
|-
| 2014
| 2014
| ''[[In the Flesh (TV series)|In the Flesh]]''
| ''[[In the Flesh (TV series)|In the Flesh]]''
⚫
| 1 episode
| writer
|[[BBC Three]]
⚫
| TV Series, 1 episode
|-
|-
| 2016
| 2016
| ''[[The Five (TV series)|The Five]]''
| ''[[The Five (TV series)|The Five]]''
⚫
| 1 episode
| writer
|[[Sky1]]
⚫
| TV Series, 1 episode
|-
|-
| 2016–2022
| 2016–2017
| ''[[Grantchester (TV series)|Grantchester]]''
| ''[[Grantchester (TV series)|Grantchester]]''
⚫
| 7 episodes
| writer
|ITV
⚫
| TV Series, 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 2017
| 2017
| ''[[The Tunnel (TV series)|The Tunnel]]''
| ''[[The Tunnel (TV series)|The Tunnel]]''
⚫
| 1 episode
| writer
|[[Sky Atlantic]]
⚫
| TV Series, 1 episode
|-
|-
| 2018
| 2018
| ''[[Trust (U.S. TV series)|Trust]]''
| ''[[Trust (U.S. TV series)|Trust]]''
| 2 episodes
| writer
|FX
⚫
| TV Series, 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 2019
| 2019
| ''Curfew''
| ''Curfew''
⚫
| 1 episode
| writer
|[[Sky1]]
⚫
| TV Series, 1 episode
|-
| 2020
| ''Riviera''
⚫
| Lead writer
|[[Sky Atlantic]]
|-
| 2023
| ''[[A Town Called Malice (TV series)|A Town Called Malice]]''
| 1 episode
|[[Sky Max]]
|-
| 2023
| ''[[No Escape (TV series)|No Escape]]''
| 1 episode
|[[Paramount+]]
|-
| TBA
| ''Rivers of London''
⚫
| Lead writer
| TBA
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 01:29, 4 November 2024

John Jackson
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active2001–present
Known forGrantchester, Being Human

John Jackson is an English television screenwriter.

Life and career

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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

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Year Title Notes Broadcaster
2001 Night and Day 35 episodes ITV
2004 Powers 1 episode BBC One
2009 Robin Hood 1 episode BBC One
2010–2012: Lip Service 2 episodes BBC Three
2011 Becoming Human 2 episodes BBC iPlayer
2011–2013 Being Human 3 episodes BBC Three
2014 In the Flesh 1 episode BBC Three
2016 The Five 1 episode Sky1
2016–2022 Grantchester 7 episodes ITV
2017 The Tunnel 1 episode Sky Atlantic
2018 Trust 2 episodes FX
2019 Curfew 1 episode Sky1
2020 Riviera Lead writer Sky Atlantic
2023 A Town Called Malice 1 episode Sky Max
2023 No Escape 1 episode Paramount+
TBA Rivers of London Lead writer TBA

Awards and nominations

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Awards

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Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award:

References

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