- When asked what lasting effect award-winning TV play Cathy Come Home had in 1989, Garnett pointed out that the number of homeless in Britain had more than doubled "...but Ken (Loach) and I now live in much more expensive houses.".
- Lost his parents at a young age. His mother died when he was five from the after effects of a back-street abortion, and his father committed suicide nineteen days later.
- Founder (in 1990) and chairman of World Productions, a British television production company.
- Longtime collaborator with Ken Loach.
- Studied Psychology at University College, London.
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