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'''Brian Mills''' ([[25th October]], [[1933]] - [[3rd June]], [[2006]]) held the distinction of being the only person to have directed episodes of ''[[Coronation Street]]'' in all five decades of the programme's existence. His other credits include ''ITV Playhouse'', ''Crown Court'' and ''The Hound Of The Baskervilles''.
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'''Brian Mills''' ([[25th October]], [[1933]] - [[3rd June]], [[2006]]) held the distinction of being the only person to have directed episodes of ''[[Coronation Street]]'' in all of the first five decades of the programme's existence. He directed a total of '''529''' episodes including three episode co-directed with [[Charles Lauder]] and [[Howard Baker]], three with [[Mervyn Cumming]], eight with [[Noreen Kershaw]] and eight with [[David Penn]]. He also directed the [[1997]] VHS [[spin-off]] ''[[Coronation Street: Viva Las Vegas!]]''.
   
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He is remembered for choosing to direct his episodes with unusual camera angles or shots, for instance, frequently choosing to show the fourth wall. On occasion he used unusual framing devices for his end credits, such as on [[Episode 941 (31st December 1969)]] and [[Episode 963 (18th March 1970)]] where he insisted that the rolling end-credits were left-justified while the action continued on screen behind them. [[William Roache]] and [[Anne Kirkbride]] particularly remember an incident during the filming of [[Episode 2284 (21st February 1983)]] where he and Roache agreed that the latter would grab Kirkbride round the throat during a scene featuring a tense argument but they agreed not to tell Ms Kirkbride and then film what happened. Her resulting tears were captured on camera and made the final cut of a well-remembered episode with her full approval.
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He joined [[Granada Television]] after a spell in the army and as a trainee accountant. He joined as an assistant in the sound department and was rapidly promoted to run the same. He then joined the lighting department which, again, he later took charge of. He then moved to direction and his other credits include ''ITV Playhouse'', ''Crown Court'', ''The Cuckoo Waltz'', ''The Mallens'', ''The Spoils of War'', ''Bulman'' and ''The Hound Of The Baskervilles'' in Granada's ''Sherlock Holmes'' series.
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He married the actress [[Brigit Forsyth]] in [[1972]] after directing her in the series ''Adam Smith''.
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==Episodes directed by Brian Mills==
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===[[1960s]]===
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1968|1968]] (15 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 776 (22nd May 1968)]]
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*[[Episode 781 (10th June 1968)]]
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*[[Episode 782 (12th June 1968)]]
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*[[Episode 787 (1st July 1968)]]
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*[[Episode 788 (3rd July 1968)]]
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*[[Episode 793 (22nd July 1968)]]
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*[[Episode 794 (24th July 1968)]]
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*[[Episode 803 (2nd September 1968)]]
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*[[Episode 804 (4th September 1968)]]
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*[[Episode 809 (23rd September 1968)]]
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*[[Episode 810 (25th September 1968)]]
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*[[Episode 815 (14th October 1968)]]
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*[[Episode 816 (16th October 1968)]]
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*[[Episode 821 (4th November 1968)]]
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*[[Episode 822 (6th November 1968)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1969|1969]] (6 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 928 (17th November 1969)]]
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*[[Episode 929 (19th November 1969)]]
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*[[Episode 934 (8th December 1969)]]
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*[[Episode 935 (10th December 1969)]]
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*[[Episode 940 (29th December 1969)]]
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*[[Episode 941 (31st December 1969)]]
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===[[1970s]]===
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1970|1970]] (14 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 946 (19th January 1970)]]
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*[[Episode 947 (21st January 1970)]]
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*[[Episode 952 (9th February 1970)]]
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*[[Episode 953 (11th February 1970)]]
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*[[Episode 958 (2nd March 1970)]]
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*[[Episode 959 (4th March 1970)]]
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*[[Episode 963 (18th March 1970)]]
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*[[Episode 968 (6th April 1970)]]
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*[[Episode 969 (8th April 1970)]]
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*[[Episode 1026 (18th November 1970)]]
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*[[Episode 1032 (7th December 1970)]]
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*[[Episode 1033 (9th December 1970)]]
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*[[Episode 1038 (28th December 1970)]]
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*[[Episode 1039 (30th December 1970)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1974|1974]] (6 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 1436 (21st October 1974)]]
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*[[Episode 1437 (23rd October 1974)]]
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*[[Episode 1444 (18th November 1974)]]
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*[[Episode 1445 (20th November 1974)]]
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*[[Episode 1450 (9th December 1974)]]
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*[[Episode 1451 (11th December 1974)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1975|1975]] (8 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 1458 (8th January 1975)]]
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*[[Episode 1459 (13th January 1975)]]
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*[[Episode 1464 (29th January 1975)]]
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*[[Episode 1465 (3rd February 1975)]]
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*[[Episode 1532 (22nd September 1975)]]
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*[[Episode 1533 (24th September 1975)]]
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*[[Episode 1544 (3rd November 1975)]]
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*[[Episode 1545 (5th November 1975)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1976|1976]] (2 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 1582 (15th March 1976)]]
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*[[Episode 1583 (17th March 1976)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1978|1978]] (2 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 1804 (1st May 1978)]]
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*[[Episode 1805 (3rd May 1978)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1979|1979]] (2 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 1889 (26th February 1979)]]
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*[[Episode 1890 (28th February 1979)]]
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===[[1980s]]===
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1980|1980]] (4 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 2054 (8th December 1980)]]
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*[[Episode 2055 (10th December 1980)]]
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*[[Episode 2060 (29th December 1980)]]
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*[[Episode 2061 (31st December 1980)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1981|1981]] (2 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 2136 (21st September 1981)]]
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*[[Episode 2143 (14th October 1981)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1982|1982]] (9 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 2166 (4th January 1982)]]
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*[[Episode 2167 (6th January 1982)]]
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*[[Episode 2174 (1st February 1982)]]
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*[[Episode 2175 (3rd February 1982)]]
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*[[Episode 2180 (22nd February 1982)]]
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*[[Episode 2194 (12th April 1982)]]
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*[[Episode 2195 (14th April 1982)]]
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*[[Episode 2242 (27th September 1982)]]
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*[[Episode 2243 (29th September 1982)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1983|1983]] (11 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 2280 (7th February 1983)]]
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*[[Episode 2281 (9th February 1983)]]
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*[[Episode 2284 (21st February 1983)]]
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*[[Episode 2285 (23rd February 1983)]]
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*[[Episode 2296 (4th April 1983)]]
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*[[Episode 2297 (6th April 1983)]]
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*[[Episode 2312 (30th May 1983)]]
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*[[Episode 2313 (1st June 1983)]]
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*[[Episode 2318 (20th June 1983)]]
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*[[Episode 2325 (13th July 1983)]]
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*[[Episode 2331 (3rd August 1983)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1984|1984]] (22 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 2410 (7th May 1984)]]
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*[[Episode 2411 (9th May 1984)]]
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*[[Episode 2416 (28th May 1984)]]
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*[[Episode 2417 (30th May 1984)]]
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*[[Episode 2420 (11th June 1984)]]
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*[[Episode 2421 (13th June 1984)]]
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*[[Episode 2428 (9th July 1984)]]
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*[[Episode 2429 (11th July 1984)]]
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*[[Episode 2434 (30th July 1984)]]
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*[[Episode 2435 (1st August 1984)]]
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*[[Episode 2440 (20th August 1984)]]
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*[[Episode 2441 (22nd August 1984)]]
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*[[Episode 2450 (24th September 1984)]]
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*[[Episode 2451 (26th September 1984)]]
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*[[Episode 2456 (15th October 1984)]]
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*[[Episode 2457 (17th October 1984)]]
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*[[Episode 2462 (5th November 1984)]]
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*[[Episode 2463 (7th November 1984)]]
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*[[Episode 2468 (26th November 1984)]]
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*[[Episode 2469 (28th November 1984)]]
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*[[Episode 2474 (17th December 1984)]]
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*[[Episode 2475 (19th December 1984)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1985|1985]] (10 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 2480 (7th January 1985)]]
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*[[Episode 2481 (9th January 1985)]]
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*[[Episode 2486 (28th January 1985)]]
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*[[Episode 2487 (30th January 1985)]]
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*[[Episode 2536 (22nd July 1985)]]
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*[[Episode 2537 (24th July 1985)]]
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*[[Episode 2542 (12th August 1985)]]
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*[[Episode 2543 (14th August 1985)]]
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*[[Episode 2550 (9th September 1985)]]
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*[[Episode 2551 (11th September 1985)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1986|1986]] (2 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 2680 (8th December 1986)]]
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*[[Episode 2681 (10th December 1986)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1987|1987]] (6 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 2724 (11th May 1987)]]
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*[[Episode 2725 (13th May 1987)]]
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*[[Episode 2736 (22nd June 1987)]]
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*[[Episode 2737 (24th June 1987)]]
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*[[Episode 2742 (13th July 1987)]]
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*[[Episode 2743 (15th July 1987)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1989|1989]] (14 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 2959 (7th August 1989)]]
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*[[Episode 2960 (9th August 1989)]]
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*[[Episode 2967 (4th September 1989)]]
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*[[Episode 2968 (6th September 1989)]]
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*[[Episode 2969 (11th September 1989)]]
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*[[Episode 2979 (16th October 1989)]]
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*[[Episode 2980 (18th October 1989)]]
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*[[Episode 2981 (20th October 1989)]]
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*[[Episode 2991 (13th November 1989)]]
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*[[Episode 2992 (15th November 1989)]]
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*[[Episode 2993 (17th November 1989)]]
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*[[Episode 3003 (11th December 1989)]]
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*[[Episode 3004 (13th December 1989)]]
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*[[Episode 3005 (15th December 1989)]]
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===[[1990s]]===
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1990|1990]] (37 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 3015 (8th January 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3016 (10th January 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3017 (12th January 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3027 (5th February 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3028 (7th February 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3029 (9th February 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3039 (5th March 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3040 (7th March 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3041 (9th March 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3051 (2nd April 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3052 (4th April 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3053 (6th April 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3063 (30th April 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3064 (2nd May 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3065 (4th May 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3075 (30th May 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3076 (1st June 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3077 (4th June 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3087 (27th June 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3088 (29th June 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3089 (2nd July 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3098 (23rd July 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3099 (25th July 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3100 (27th July 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3113 (27th August 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3114 (29th August 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3115 (31st August 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3131 (8th October 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3132 (10th October 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3133 (12th October 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3143 (5th November 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3144 (7th November 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3145 (9th November 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3155 (3rd December 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3156 (5th December 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3157 (7th December 1990)]]
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*[[Episode 3168 (31st December 1990)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1991|1991]] (38 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 3169 (2nd January 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3170 (4th January 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3180 (28th January 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3181 (30th January 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3182 (1st February 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3192 (25th February 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3193 (27th February 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3194 (1st March 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3204 (25th March 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3205 (27th March 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3206 (29th March 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3216 (22nd April 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3217 (24th April 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3218 (26th April 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3228 (20th May 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3229 (22nd May 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3230 (24th May 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3240 (17th June 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3241 (19th June 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3242 (21st June 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3255 (22nd July 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3256 (24th July 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3257 (26th July 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3267 (19th August 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3268 (21st August 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3269 (23rd August 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3279 (16th September 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3280 (18th September 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3281 (20th September 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3291 (14th October 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3292 (16th October 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3293 (18th October 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3303 (11th November 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3304 (13th November 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3305 (15th November 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3315 (9th December 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3316 (11th December 1991)]]
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*[[Episode 3317 (13th December 1991)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1992|1992]] (37 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 3328 (6th January 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3329 (8th January 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3330 (10th January 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3340 (3rd February 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3341 (5th February 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3342 (7th February 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3352 (2nd March 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3353 (4th March 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3354 (6th March 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3364 (30th March 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3365 (1st April 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3366 (3rd April 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3376 (27th April 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3377 (29th April 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3378 (1st May 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3388 (25th May 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3389 (27th May 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3390 (29th May 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3415 (24th July 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3416 (27th July 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3417 (29th July 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3427 (21st August 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3428 (24th August 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3429 (26th August 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3439 (18th September 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3440 (21st September 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3441 (23rd September 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3451 (16th October 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3452 (19th October 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3453 (21st October 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3454 (23rd October 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3464 (16th November 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3465 (18th November 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3466 (20th November 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3476 (14th December 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3477 (16th December 1992)]]
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*[[Episode 3478 (18th December 1992)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1993|1993]] (36 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 3488 (11th January 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3489 (13th January 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3490 (15th January 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3500 (8th February 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3501 (10th February 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3502 (12th February 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3509 (1st March 1993)]] (Co-directed with [[Charles Lauder]] and [[Howard Baker]])
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*[[Episode 3510 (3rd March 1993)]] (Co-directed with Charles Lauder and Howard Baker)
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*[[Episode 3511 (5th March 1993)]] (Co-directed with Charles Lauder and Howard Baker)
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*[[Episode 3512 (8th March 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3513 (10th March 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3514 (12th March 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3524 (5th April 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3525 (7th April 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3526 (9th April 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3536 (3rd May 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3537 (5th May 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3538 (7th May 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3548 (31st May 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3549 (2nd June 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3550 (4th June 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3560 (28th June 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3561 (30th June 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3562 (2nd July 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3602 (4th October 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3603 (6th October 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3604 (8th October 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3614 (1st November 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3615 (3rd November 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3616 (5th November 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3626 (29th November 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3627 (1st December 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3628 (3rd December 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3638 (27th December 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3639 (29th December 1993)]]
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*[[Episode 3640 (31st December 1993)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1994|1994]] (33 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 3650 (24th January 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3651 (26th January 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3652 (28th January 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3662 (21st February 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3663 (23rd February 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3664 (25th February 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3674 (21st March 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3675 (23rd March 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3676 (25th March 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3686 (18th April 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3688 (20th April 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3698 (13th May 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3699 (16th May 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3700 (18th May 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3722 (8th July 1994)]] (Co-directed with [[Mervyn Cumming]])
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*[[Episode 3723 (11th July 1994)]] (Co-directed with Mervyn Cumming)
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*[[Episode 3724 (13th July 1994)]] (Co-directed with Mervyn Cumming)
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*[[Episode 3737 (12th August 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3738 (15th August 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3739 (17th August 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3740 (19th August 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3750 (12th September 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3751 (14th September 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3752 (16th September 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3762 (10th October 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3763 (12th October 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3764 (14th October 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3774 (7th November 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3775 (9th November 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3776 (11th November 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3786 (5th December 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3787 (7th December 1994)]]
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*[[Episode 3788 (9th December 1994)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1995|1995]] (37 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 3799 (2nd January 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3800 (4th January 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3801 (6th January 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3811 (30th January 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3812 (1st February 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3813 (3rd February 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3823 (27th February 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3824 (1st March 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3825 (3rd March 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3835 (27th March 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3836 (29th March 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3837 (31st March 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3847 (24th April 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3848 (26th April 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3849 (28th April 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3859 (22nd May 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3860 (24th May 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3861 (26th May 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3877 (3rd July 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3878 (5th July 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3879 (7th July 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3892 (7th August 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3893 (9th August 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3894 (11th August 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3904 (4th September 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3905 (6th September 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3906 (8th September 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3916 (2nd October 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3917 (4th October 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3918 (6th October 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3928 (30th October 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3929 (1st November 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3930 (3rd November 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3945 (8th December 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3952 (25th December 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3953 (27th December 1995)]]
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*[[Episode 3954 (29th December 1995)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1996|1996]] (36 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 3964 (22nd January 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 3965 (24th January 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 3966 (26th January 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 3976 (19th February 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 3977 (21st February 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 3978 (23rd February 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 3988 (18th March 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 3989 (20th March 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 3990 (22nd March 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4000 (15th April 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4001 (17th April 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4002 (19th April 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4012 (13th May 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4013 (15th May 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4024 (10th June 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4025 (12th June 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4026 (14th June 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4036 (8th July 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4037 (10th July 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4038 (12th July 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4060 (2nd September 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4061 (4th September 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4062 (6th September 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4072 (30th September 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4073 (2nd October 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4074 (4th October 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4084 (28th October 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4085 (30th October 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4086 (1st November 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4097 (25th November 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4098 (27th November 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4099 (29th November 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4112 (22nd December 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4113 (23rd December 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4114 (25th December 1996)]]
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*[[Episode 4115 (27th December 1996)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1997|1997]] (35 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 4128 (19th January 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4129 (20th January 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4130 (22nd January 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4131 (24th January 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4144 (16th February 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4145 (17th February 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4146 (19th February 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4147 (21st February 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4160 (16th March 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4161 (17th March 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4162 (19th March 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4163 (21st March 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4176 (13th April 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4177 (14th April 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4178 (16th April 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4192 (11th May 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4193 (12th May 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4194 (14th May 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4195 (16th May 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4208 (8th June 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4209 (9th June 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4210 (11th June 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4211 (13th June 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4228 (13th July 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4229 (14th July 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4230 (16th July 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4231 (18th July 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4248 (17th August 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4249 (18th August 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4250 (20th August 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4251 (22nd August 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4320 (21st December 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4321 (22nd December 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4322 (25th December 1997)]]
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*[[Episode 4323 (26th December 1997)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1998|1998]] (39 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 4340 (25th January 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4341 (26th January 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4342 (28th January 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4343 (30th January 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4360 (1st March 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4361 (2nd March 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4362 (4th March 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4363 (6th March 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4380 (5th April 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4381 (6th April 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4382 (8th April 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4383 (10th April 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4400 (10th May 1998)]] (Co-directed with [[Noreen Kershaw]])
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*[[Episode 4401 (11th May 1998)]] (Co-directed with Noreen Kershaw)
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*[[Episode 4402 (13th May 1998)]] (Co-directed with Noreen Kershaw)
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*[[Episode 4403 (15th May 1998)]] (Co-directed with Noreen Kershaw)
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*[[Episode 4404 (17th May 1998)]] (Co-directed with Noreen Kershaw)
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*[[Episode 4405 (18th May 1998)]] (Co-directed with Noreen Kershaw)
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*[[Episode 4406 (20th May 1998)]] (Co-directed with Noreen Kershaw)
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*[[Episode 4407 (22nd May 1998)]] (Co-directed with Noreen Kershaw)
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*[[Episode 4424 (21st June 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4425 (22nd June 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4426 (24th June 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4427 (26th June 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4444 (26th July 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4445 (27th July 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4446 (29th July 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4447 (31st July 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4492 (18th October 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4493 (19th October 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4494 (21st October 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4495 (23rd October 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4512 (22nd November 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4513 (23rd November 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4514 (25th November 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4515 (27th November 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4532 (27th December 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4533 (28th December 1998)]]
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*[[Episode 4534 (30th December 1998)]]
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'''[[Coronation Street in 1999|1999]] (41 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 4535 (1st January 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4552 (31st January 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4553 (1st February 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4554 (3rd February 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4555 (5th February 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4572 (7th March 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4573 (8th March 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4574 (10th March 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4575 (12th March 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4592 (11th April 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4593 (12th April 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4594 (14th April 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4595 (16th April 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4616 (23rd May 1999)]] (Co-directed with [[David Penn]])
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*[[Episode 4617 (24th May 1999)]] (Co-directed with David Penn)
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*[[Episode 4618 (26th May 1999)]] (Co-directed with David Penn)
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*[[Episode 4619 (28th May 1999)]] (Co-directed with David Penn)
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*[[Episode 4620 (30th May 1999)]] (Co-directed with David Penn)
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*[[Episode 4621 (31st May 1999)]] (Co-directed with David Penn)
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*[[Episode 4622 (2nd June 1999)]] (Co-directed with David Penn)
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*[[Episode 4623 (4th June 1999)]] (Co-directed with David Penn)
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*[[Episode 4640 (4th July 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4641 (5th July 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4642 (7th July 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4643 (9th July 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4660 (8th August 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4661 (9th August 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4662 (11th August 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4663 (13th August 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4684 (19th September 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4685 (20th September 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4686 (22nd September 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4687 (24th September 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4712 (7th November 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4713 (8th November 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4714 (10th November 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4715 (12th November 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4732 (12th December 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4733 (13th December 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4734 (15th December 1999)]]
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*[[Episode 4735 (17th December 1999)]]
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===[[2000s]]===
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'''[[Coronation Street in 2000|2000]] (25 episodes)'''
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*[[Episode 4745a (2nd January 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4789 (19th March 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4790 (20th March 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4791 (22nd March 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4792 (24th March 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4809 (23rd April 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4810 (24th April 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4811 (26th April 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4812 (28th April 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4829 (28th May 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4830 (29th May 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4831 (31st May 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4832 (2nd June 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4857 (16th July 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4858 (17th July 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4859 (19th July 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4860 (21st July 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4924 (6th November 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4925 (8th November 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4926 (10th November 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4927 (12th November 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4947 (11th December 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4948 (13th December 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4949 (15th December 2000)]]
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*[[Episode 4950 (17th December 2000)]]
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==Other ''[[Coronation Street]]'' related works==
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*[[Coronation Street: Viva Las Vegas!]] ([[1997]])
 
==External links==
  
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Brian Mills (25th October, 1933 - 3rd June, 2006) held the distinction of being the only person to have directed episodes of Coronation Street in all of the first five decades of the programme's existence. He directed a total of 529 episodes including three episode co-directed with Charles Lauder and Howard Baker, three with Mervyn Cumming, eight with Noreen Kershaw and eight with David Penn. He also directed the 1997 VHS spin-off Coronation Street: Viva Las Vegas!.

He is remembered for choosing to direct his episodes with unusual camera angles or shots, for instance, frequently choosing to show the fourth wall. On occasion he used unusual framing devices for his end credits, such as on Episode 941 (31st December 1969) and Episode 963 (18th March 1970) where he insisted that the rolling end-credits were left-justified while the action continued on screen behind them. William Roache and Anne Kirkbride particularly remember an incident during the filming of Episode 2284 (21st February 1983) where he and Roache agreed that the latter would grab Kirkbride round the throat during a scene featuring a tense argument but they agreed not to tell Ms Kirkbride and then film what happened. Her resulting tears were captured on camera and made the final cut of a well-remembered episode with her full approval.

He joined Granada Television after a spell in the army and as a trainee accountant. He joined as an assistant in the sound department and was rapidly promoted to run the same. He then joined the lighting department which, again, he later took charge of. He then moved to direction and his other credits include ITV Playhouse, Crown Court, The Cuckoo Waltz, The Mallens, The Spoils of War, Bulman and The Hound Of The Baskervilles in Granada's Sherlock Holmes series.

He married the actress Brigit Forsyth in 1972 after directing her in the series Adam Smith.

Episodes directed by Brian Mills

1960s

1968 (15 episodes)

1969 (6 episodes)

1970s

1970 (14 episodes)

1974 (6 episodes)

1975 (8 episodes)

1976 (2 episodes)

1978 (2 episodes)

1979 (2 episodes)

1980s

1980 (4 episodes)

1981 (2 episodes)

1982 (9 episodes)

1983 (11 episodes)

1984 (22 episodes)

1985 (10 episodes)

1986 (2 episodes)

1987 (6 episodes)

1989 (14 episodes)

1990s

1990 (37 episodes)

1991 (38 episodes)

1992 (37 episodes)

1993 (36 episodes)

1994 (33 episodes)

1995 (37 episodes)

1996 (36 episodes)

1997 (35 episodes)

1998 (39 episodes)

1999 (41 episodes)

2000s

2000 (25 episodes)

Other Coronation Street related works

External links

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