Ian Kershaw
Ian Kershaw (born 1969 in Oldham) trained at the Welsh College of Speech and Drama. As well as acting, he is also a scriptwriter and playwright and has played five guest roles in Coronation Street:
- Solicitor Howard Curtis in September 1995 and January 1996
- Weatherfield Gazette reporter Malcolm Bradford in January and March 1998 (the role was portrayed by actor Derek Hicks upon the character's return in November of the same year)
- Gazette reporter Duncan Stott in April 1999
- Journalist Mick Crompton in May 2001
- Ian Thompson, again a reporter, in August 2001 and January 2002.
In June 2018 he joined the writing staff of the programme making him one of eight people to have both written for and appeared on the programme - the others being Alick Hayes, S. Keith James, Ray H. Dunbobbin, Stephen Mallatratt, Bob Mason, Martyn Hesford and Jim Cartwright. He has so far contributed 47 episodes.
His other credits include Brookside, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Hillsborough, The Grand, Grafters, Casualty, City Central, Clocking Off, Sweet Medicine, Emmerdale, Christmas Lights, Fat Friends, Heartbeat, New Street Law and Jane Hall. He has also written episodes of Doctors, EastEnders, Casualty, Holby City and Shameless.
Ian is the husband of fellow former Street actress Julie Hesmondhalgh and they live near Glossop, Derbyshire with their daughter Martha.
Episodes written by Ian Kershaw
2010s
2018 (7 episodes)
- Episode 9484 (19th June 2018)
- Episode 9496 (2nd July 2018)
- Episode 9529 (8th August 2018)
- Episode 9565 (19th September 2018)
- Episode 9591 (19th October 2018)
- Episode 9618 (21st November 2018)
- Episode 9619 (21st November 2018)
2019 (11 episodes)
- Episode 9664 (11th January 2019)
- Episode 9701 (25th February 2019)
- Episode 9728 (29th March 2019)
- Episode 9740 (10th April 2019)
- Episode 9779 (24th May 2019)
- Episode 9807 (28th June 2019)
- Episode 9820 (12th July 2019)
- Episode 9863 (2nd September 2019)
- Episode 9892 (4th October 2019)
- Episode 9933 (22nd November 2019)
- Episode 9940 (2nd December 2019)
2020s
2020 (9 episodes)
- Episode 10008 (17th February 2020)
- Episode 10031 (13th March 2020)
- Episode 10064 (20th May 2020)
- Episode 10065 (22nd May 2020)
- Episode 10073 (10th June 2020)
- Episode 10106 (26th August 2020)
- Episode 10124 (23rd September 2020)
- Episode 10193 (14th December 2020)
- Episode 10207 (28th December 2020)
2021 (14 episodes)
- Episode 10222 (13th January 2021)
- Episode 10253/4 (19th February 2021)
- Episode 10280 (22nd March 2021)
- Episode 10317 (5th May 2021)
- Episode 10318 (5th May 2021)
- Episode 10352/3 (17th June 2021)
- Episode 10383 (21st July 2021)
- Episode 10416 (30th August 2021)
- Episode 10417 (30th August 2021)
- Episode 10472 (3rd November 2021)
- Episode 10496 (1st December 2021)
- Episode 10497 (1st December 2021)
2022 (6 episodes)
