<P> Coronation Street's creator, Tony Warren, wrote the first 13 episodes of the programme in 1960, and continued to write for the programme intermittently until 1976 . He had retained links with Coronation Street up to his death in 2016, often advising on storylines . </P> <P> Harry Kershaw was the script editor for Coronation Street when the programme began in 1960, working alongside Tony Warren . Kershaw was also a script writer for the programme and the show's producer between 1962 and 1971 . He remains the only person, along with John Finch, to have held the three posts of script editor, writer and producer . Kershaw continued to write for the programme until his retirement in January 1988 . </P> <P> Adele Rose was the longest - serving Coronation Street writer, completing 455 scripts between 1961 and 1998 . She also created Byker Grove . </P> <P> Bill Podmore was the show's longest serving producer . By the time he stepped down in 1988 he had completed 13 years at the production helm . Nicknamed the "godfather" by the tabloid press, he was renowned for his tough, uncompromising style and was feared by both crew and cast alike . He is probably most famous for sacking Peter Adamson, the show's Len Fairclough, in 1983 . </P>

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