Paul Abbott

Paul Abbott (born February 22, 1960) is an award-winning television scriptwriter and producer. He became story editor on Coronation Street in 1984, and eventuallyb became one of the regular writers on the show, scripting 53 episodes between February 1989 and June 1995.

Abbott has since gone on to achieve great success in British television, producing the BAFTA-winning second series of Cracker and creating the popular Channel 4 series Shameless.