Question: Who created the British television drama "The Street" that is based on the actual city of Manchester, a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England?

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Tameside: The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England.  It is named after the River Tame, which flows through the borough and spans the towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Mossley, Longdendale and Stalybridge.  Its western border is approximately 4 mi east of Manchester city centre.  It borders High Peak in Derbyshire to the east, the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham to the north, the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport to the south, and the City of Manchester to the west.  s of 2011 the overall population was 219,324.

Metropolitan Borough of Wigan: The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England.  It is named after its largest component town and former county borough, Wigan and includes the towns and villages of Leigh, part of Ashton-in-Makerfield, Ince-in-Makerfield, Hindley, Orrell, Standish, Atherton, Tyldesley, Golborne, Lowton, Billinge, Astley, Haigh and Aspull.  The borough was formed in 1974 and is an amalgamation of several former local government districts and parishes.  The borough has three civil parishes and lies directly to the west of the City of Salford and southwest of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton.  The local authority is Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council.

St John Rigby College, Wigan: St John Rigby College (abbreviated as St.JR, SJR or simply John Rigby) is a sixth form college in the Orrell district of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester situated in a 30 acre estate overlooking the Lancashire countryside.  As a college for students who intend to proceed into higher education, students are accepted from across the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and Metropolitan Borough of Bolton areas of Greater Manchester as well as parts of Merseyside and Lancashire.

Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council: Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England.  It is a metropolitan district council, one of ten in Greater Manchester and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Rochdale.

The Street (UK TV series): The Street is a British television drama series created by Jimmy McGovern and produced by Granada Television for the BBC.  The series follows the lives of various residents of an unnamed street in Manchester and features an all-star cast including Timothy Spall, Jim Broadbent, Jane Horrocks, Bob Hoskins and David Thewlis.

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council: Bury Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury in Greater Manchester, England.  It is a metropolitan district council, one of ten in Greater Manchester and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England.  It provides the majority of local government services in Bury.

Manchester: Manchester ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 530,300 as of 2015 .  It lies within the United Kingdom's second-most populous urban area, with a population of 2.55 million.  Manchester is fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east and an arc of towns with which it forms a continuous conurbation.  The local authority is Manchester City Council.

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside in Greater Manchester, England.  It is a metropolitan district council, one of ten in Greater Manchester and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Tameside.

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England.  It is a metropolitan district council, one of ten in Greater Manchester and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Bolton.

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council: Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England.  It is a metropolitan district council, one of ten in Greater Manchester and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Oldham.It is composed of 60 councillors, three for each of the 20 electoral wards of the borough.

Supporting paragraphs: The Street (UK TV series) Manchester
Answer: Jimmy McGovern