Jeff Pope is a British television producer and screenwriter who co-wrote the film Philomena (2013) and the television drama "The Fattest Man in Britain". He is also the Head of ITV Productions Factual Drama. Pope's first media job was as a reporter for the Ealing Gazette. He joined London Weekend Television in 1973 as a Researcher in Current Affairs. In 1996 Pope was appointed Head of Factual Drama at LWT before moving to Granada Television in the same role. In addition to winning a BAFTA for the television drama "See No Evil: The Moors Murders" in 2007, Pope was also nominated in 2001 for "My Beautiful Son", and again in 2004 for "Dirty Filthy Love". In 2004 he appeared as himself in an episode of "The South Bank Show".