Jeff Povey is a Scottish screenwriter[2] and author,[3] best known for his extensive work in British television.
After his two-man play Tidy, Povey started writing television since the early 1990s, with Stay Lucky.
[2] His final episode of EastEnders broadcast on Feb 9, 2024, with Povey announcing his retirement from the series.
[6] Other television series, covering a wide array of genres, he wrote for include children's drama The Dumping Ground, reboots like The Musketeers and Minder, comedies like Kingdom,[7] and various crime series such as Silent Witness,[8] Midsomer Murders[9] and most recently, The Good Ship Murder.
On 23 March 2017 the final book titled “ESCAPE” was released, concluding the trilogy.