Derek Lister (born 1st August, 1948) directed 24 episodes of Coronation Street from June 1975 to November 1976.
He began his professional career as a theatre director for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Court, Traverse, Soho, King's Head and Manchester's University Theatre, most of which were either world or UK premieres of new plays. For Granada Television he also directed Crown Court and later worked on BBC2 Playhouse, Play for Today, Juliet Bravo, Taggart and Casualty. He has both written and directed episodes of The Bill and worked on its spin-off Beech is Back.
With his writing work, he has authored eight plays for TV and radio, two of the latter being nominated for Sony Awards. His first stage play "Blue on Blue" premiered in October 2006 and was runner up for the 2007 Meyer-Whitworth Award.
Episodes directed by Derek Lister[]
1975 (16 episodes)
- Episode 1498 (4th June 1975)
- Episode 1499 (9th June 1975)
- Episode 1510 (7th July 1975)
- Episode 1511 (9th July 1975)
- Episode 1516 (28th July 1975)
- Episode 1517 (30th July 1975)
- Episode 1522 (18th August 1975) (Studio sequences only - Co-credited with Keith Hack)
- Episode 1523 (20th August 1975)
- Episode 1528 (8th September 1975)
- Episode 1529 (10th September 1975)
- Episode 1546 (10th November 1975)
- Episode 1547 (12th November 1975)
- Episode 1552 (26th November 1975)
- Episode 1553 (1st December 1975)
- Episode 1558 (17th December 1975)
- Episode 1559 (24th December 1975)
1976 (8 episodes)