H. V. Kershaw
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H. V. Kershaw, also known as Harry Kershaw, (1918 – 1992) from Manchester
was a British
television scriptwriter and dramatist best known for his long association with the top rating soap opera
, Coronation Street
, a programme he continued to pen scripts for until the mid-1980s. His biography, The Street Where I Live, was published in 1981.
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
was a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
television scriptwriter and dramatist best known for his long association with the top rating soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
, Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
, a programme he continued to pen scripts for until the mid-1980s. His biography, The Street Where I Live, was published in 1981.
External links
- http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/80126