John Anderson is a current Coronation Street director having contributed 492 episodes since July 1999 including six episodes co-credited with Eugene Ferguson, six episodes co-credited with Neil Alderton and Nickie Lister, and two episodes co-credited with Kevin Boyle, as well as the live episode in 2015 to mark sixty years of ITV. He has also directed episodes of Emmerdale, Hollyoaks, Heartbeat and Fat Friends.
Episodes directed by John Anderson[]
1990s[]
1999 (8 episodes)
- Episode 4652 (25th July 1999)
- Episode 4653 (26th July 1999)
- Episode 4654 (28th July 1999)
- Episode 4655 (30th July 1999)
- Episode 4672 (29th August 1999)
- Episode 4673 (30th August 1999)
- Episode 4674 (1st September 1999)
- Episode 4675 (3rd September 1999)
2000s[]
2000 (28 episodes)
- Episode 4773 (20th February 2000)
- Episode 4774 (21st February 2000)
- Episode 4775 (23rd February 2000)
- Episode 4776 (25th February 2000)
- Episode 4793 (26th March 2000)
- Episode 4794 (27th March 2000)
- Episode 4795 (29th March 2000)
- Episode 4796 (31st March 2000)
- Episode 4813 (30th April 2000)
- Episode 4814 (1st May 2000)
- Episode 4815 (3rd May 2000)
- Episode 4816 (5th May 2000)
- Episode 4833 (4th June 2000)
- Episode 4834 (5th June 2000)
- Episode 4835 (7th June 2000)
- Episode 4836 (9th June 2000)
- Episode 4865 (30th July 2000)
- Episode 4866 (31st July 2000)
- Episode 4867 (2nd August 2000)
- Episode 4868 (4th August 2000)
- Episode 4908 (11th October 2000)
- Episode 4909 (12th October 2000)
- Episode 4932 (20th November 2000)
- Episode 4933 (22nd November 2000)
- Episode 4934 (24th November 2000)
- Episode 4935 (26th November 2000)
- Episode 4955 (25th December 2000)
- Episode 4956 (26th December 2000)
2001 (26 episodes)
- Episode 4976 (29th January 2001)
- Episode 4977 (31st January 2001)
- Episode 4978 (2nd February 2001)
- Episode 4979 (4th February 2001)
- Episode 4997 (5th March 2001)
- Episode 4998 (7th March 2001)
- Episode 4999 (9th March 2001)
- Episode 5000 (11th March 2001)
- Episode 5017 (9th April 2001)
- Episode 5018 (11th April 2001)
- Episode 5019 (13th April 2001)
- Episode 5020 (15th April 2001)
- Episode 5105 (3rd September 2001)
- Episode 5106 (5th September 2001)
- Episode 5132 (15th October 2001)
- Episode 5133 (17th October 2001)
- Episode 5134 (18th October 2001)
- Episode 5135 (19th October 2001)
- Episode 5136 (21st October 2001)
- Episode 5157 (19th November 2001)
- Episode 5158 (21st November 2001)
- Episode 5159 (22nd November 2001)
- Episode 5160 (23rd November 2001)
- Episode 5161 (25th November 2001)
- Episode 5181 (25th December 2001)
- Episode 5182 (26th December 2001)
2002 (33 episodes)
- Episode 5203 (28th January 2002)
- Episode 5204 (30th January 2002)
- Episode 5205 (1st February 2002)
- Episode 5206 (3rd February 2002)
- Episode 5224 (4th March 2002)
- Episode 5225 (5th March 2002)
- Episode 5226 (6th March 2002)
- Episode 5227 (8th March 2002)
- Episode 5228 (10th March 2002)
- Episode 5245 (8th April 2002)
- Episode 5246 (9th April 2002)
- Episode 5247 (12th April 2002)
- Episode 5248 (14th April 2002)
- Episode 5268 (17th May 2002) (co-directed with Eugene Ferguson)
- Episode 5269 (19th May 2002) (co-directed with Eugene Ferguson)
- Episode 5270 (20th May 2002) (co-directed with Eugene Ferguson)
- Episode 5271 (22nd May 2002) (co-directed with Eugene Ferguson)
- Episode 5272 (24th May 2002) (co-directed with Eugene Ferguson)
- Episode 5273 (26th May 2002) (co-directed with Eugene Ferguson)
- Episode 5291 (24th June 2002)
- Episode 5292 (26th June 2002)
- Episode 5293 (28th June 2002)
- Episode 5294 (30th June 2002)
- Episode 5369 (28th October 2002)
- Episode 5370 (28th October 2002)
- Episode 5371 (30th October 2002)
- Episode 5372 (1st November 2002)
- Episode 5373 (3rd November 2002)
- Episode 5396 (9th December 2002)
- Episode 5397 (9th December 2002)
- Episode 5398 (11th December 2002)
- Episode 5399 (13th December 2002)
- Episode 5400 (15th December 2002)
2003 (14 episodes)
- Episode 5522 (9th June 2003)
- Episode 5523 (9th June 2003)
- Episode 5524 (11th June 2003)
- Episode 5525 (13th June 2003)
- Episode 5526 (15th June 2003)
- Episode 5547 (21st July 2003)
- Episode 5548 (23rd July 2003)
- Episode 5549 (25th July 2003)
- Episode 5550 (27th July 2003)
- Episode 5577 (8th September 2003)
- Episode 5578 (8th September 2003)
- Episode 5579 (10th September 2003)
- Episode 5580 (12th September 2003)
- Episode 5581 (14th September 2003)
2004 (26 episodes)
- Episode 5693 (16th February 2004)
- Episode 5694 (16th February 2004)
- Episode 5695 (18th February 2004)
- Episode 5696 (20th February 2004)
- Episode 5697 (22nd February 2004)
- Episode 5723 (29th March 2004)
- Episode 5724 (29th March 2004)
- Episode 5725 (31st March 2004)
- Episode 5726 (2nd April 2004)
- Episode 5727 (4th April 2004)
- Episode 5754 (10th May 2004)
- Episode 5755 (10th May 2004)
- Episode 5756 (12th May 2004)
- Episode 5757 (14th May 2004)
- Episode 5758 (16th May 2004)
- Episode 5889 (14th November 2004)
- Episode 5890 (15th November 2004)
- Episode 5891 (15th November 2004)
- Episode 5892 (17th November 2004)
- Episode 5893 (19th November 2004)
- Episode 5894 (21st November 2004)
- Episode 5925 (27th December 2004)
- Episode 5926 (27th December 2004)
- Episode 5927 (29th December 2004)
- Episode 5928 (31st December 2004)
- Episode 5929 (31st December 2004)
2005 (31 episodes)
- Episode 5930 (2nd January 2005)
- Episode 5956 (7th February 2005)
- Episode 5957 (7th February 2005)
- Episode 5958 (9th February 2005)
- Episode 5959 (11th February 2005)
- Episode 5960 (13th February 2005)
- Episode 6018 (2nd May 2005)
- Episode 6019 (2nd May 2005)
- Episode 6020 (4th May 2005)
- Episode 6021 (6th May 2005)
- Episode 6022 (8th May 2005)
- Episode 6048 (13th June 2005)
- Episode 6049 (13th June 2005)
- Episode 6050 (15th June 2005)
- Episode 6051 (17th June 2005)
- Episode 6052 (19th June 2005)
- Episode 6083 (1st August 2005)
- Episode 6084 (1st August 2005)
- Episode 6085 (3rd August 2005)
- Episode 6086 (5th August 2005)
- Episode 6087 (7th August 2005)
- Episode 6155 (7th November 2005)
- Episode 6156 (7th November 2005)
- Episode 6157 (9th November 2005)
- Episode 6158 (11th November 2005)
- Episode 6159 (13th November 2005)
- Episode 6187 (19th December 2005)
- Episode 6188 (19th December 2005)
- Episode 6189 (21st December 2005)
- Episode 6190 (23rd December 2005)
- Episode 6191 (25th December 2005)
2006 (20 episodes)
- Episode 6222 (6th February 2006)
- Episode 6223 (6th February 2006)
- Episode 6224 (8th February 2006)
- Episode 6225 (10th February 2006)
- Episode 6226 (12th February 2006)
- Episode 6357 (14th August 2006)
- Episode 6358 (14th August 2006)
- Episode 6359 (16th August 2006)
- Episode 6360 (18th August 2006)
- Episode 6361 (20th August 2006)
- Episode 6408 (23rd October 2006)
- Episode 6409 (23rd October 2006)
- Episode 6410 (25th October 2006)
- Episode 6411 (27th October 2006)
- Episode 6412 (29th October 2006)
- Episode 6440 (4th December 2006)
- Episode 6441 (4th December 2006)
- Episode 6442 (6th December 2006)
- Episode 6443 (8th December 2006)
- Episode 6444 (10th December 2006)
2007 (20 episodes)
- Episode 6475 (22nd January 2007)
- Episode 6476 (22nd January 2007)
- Episode 6477 (24th January 2007)
- Episode 6478 (26th January 2007)
- Episode 6479 (28th January 2007)
- Episode 6619 (13th August 2007)
- Episode 6620 (13th August 2007)
- Episode 6621 (15th August 2007)
- Episode 6622 (17th August 2007)
- Episode 6623 (19th August 2007)
- Episode 6649 (24th September 2007)
- Episode 6650 (24th September 2007)
- Episode 6651 (26th September 2007)
- Episode 6652/3 (30th September 2007)
- Episode 6679 (5th November 2007)
- Episode 6680 (5th November 2007)
- Episode 6681 (7th November 2007)
- Episode 6682 (9th November 2007)
- Episode 6683 (11th November 2007)
2008 (25 episodes)
- Episode 6810 (5th May 2008)
- Episode 6811 (5th May 2008)
- Episode 6812 (7th May 2008)
- Episode 6813 (9th May 2008)
- Episode 6814 (9th May 2008)
- Episode 6844 (23rd June 2008)
- Episode 6845 (23rd June 2008)
- Episode 6846 (25th June 2008)
- Episode 6847 (27th June 2008)
- Episode 6848 (27th June 2008)
- Episode 6879 (11th August 2008)
- Episode 6880 (11th August 2008)
- Episode 6881 (13th August 2008)
- Episode 6882 (15th August 2008)
- Episode 6883 (15th August 2008)
- Episode 6939 (3rd November 2008)
- Episode 6940 (3rd November 2008)
- Episode 6941 (5th November 2008)
- Episode 6942 (7th November 2008)
- Episode 6943 (7th November 2008)
- Episode 6973 (22nd December 2008)
- Episode 6974 (24th December 2008)
- Episode 6975 (25th December 2008)
- Episode 6976 (26th December 2008)
- Episode 6977 (26th December 2008)
2009 (19 episodes)
- Episode 7008 (9th February 2009)
- Episode 7009 (9th February 2009)
- Episode 7010 (11th February 2009)
- Episode 7011 (13th February 2009)
- Episode 7012 (13th February 2009)
- Episode 7161 (14th September 2009)
- Episode 7162 (14th September 2009)
- Episode 7163 (17th September 2009)
- Episode 7164 (18th September 2009)
- Episode 7165 (18th September 2009)
- Episode 7203 (9th November 2009)
- Episode 7204 (9th November 2009)
- Episode 7205 (11th November 2009)
- Episode 7206 (12th November 2009)
- Episode 7207 (13th November 2009)
- Episode 7208 (13th November 2009)
- Episode 7239 (28th December 2009)
- Episode 7240 (28th December 2009)
- Episode 7241 (31st December 2009)
2010s[]
2010 (18 episodes)
- Episode 7242 (1st January 2010)
- Episode 7243 (1st January 2010)
- Episode 7274 (15th February 2010)
- Episode 7275 (15th February 2010)
- Episode 7276 (18th February 2010)
- Episode 7277 (19th February 2010)
- Episode 7278 (19th February 2010)
- Episode 7304 (29th March 2010)
- Episode 7305 (29th March 2010)
- Episode 7306 (1st April 2010)
- Episode 7307 (2nd April 2010)
- Episode 7308 (2nd April 2010)
- Episode 7309 (4th April 2010)
- Episode 7468 (15th November 2010)
- Episode 7469 (15th November 2010)
- Episode 7470 (18th November 2010)
- Episode 7471 (19th November 2010)
- Episode 7472 (19th November 2010)
2011 (36 episodes)
- Episode 7510 (10th January 2011)
- Episode 7511 (10th January 2011)
- Episode 7512 (13th January 2011)
- Episode 7513 (14th January 2011)
- Episode 7514 (14th January 2011)
- Episode 7545 (28th February 2011)
- Episode 7546 (28th February 2011)
- Episode 7547 (3rd March 2011)
- Episode 7548 (4th March 2011)
- Episode 7549 (4th March 2011)
- Episode 7580 (18th April 2011)
- Episode 7581 (18th April 2011)
- Episode 7582 (21st April 2011)
- Episode 7583 (22nd April 2011)
- Episode 7584 (22nd April 2011)
- Episode 7585 (24th April 2011)
- Episode 7628 (20th June 2011)
- Episode 7629 (20th June 2011)
- Episode 7630 (23rd June 2011)
- Episode 7631 (24th June 2011)
- Episode 7632 (24th June 2011)
- Episode 7673 (22nd August 2011)
- Episode 7674 (22nd August 2011)
- Episode 7675 (25th August 2011)
- Episode 7676 (26th August 2011)
- Episode 7677 (26th August 2011)
- Episode 7705 (3rd October 2011)
- Episode 7706 (3rd October 2011)
- Episode 7707 (6th October 2011)
- Episode 7708 (7th October 2011)
- Episode 7709 (7th October 2011)
- Episode 7761 (19th December 2011)
- Episode 7762 (22nd December 2011)
- Episode 7763 (23rd December 2011)
- Episode 7764 (23rd December 2011)
- Episode 7765 (25th December 2011)
2012 (26 episodes)
- Episode 7800 (13th February 2012)
- Episode 7801 (13th February 2012)
- Episode 7802 (17th February 2012)
- Episode 7803 (17th February 2012)
- Episode 7804 (19th February 2012)
- Episode 7840 (9th April 2012)
- Episode 7841 (9th April 2012)
- Episode 7842 (12th April 2012)
- Episode 7843 (13th April 2012)
- Episode 7844 (13th April 2012)
- Episode 7871 (21st May 2012)
- Episode 7872 (21st May 2012)
- Episode 7873 (24th May 2012)
- Episode 7874 (25th May 2012)
- Episode 7875 (25th May 2012)
- Episode 7915 (23rd July 2012)
- Episode 7916 (23rd July 2012)
- Episode 7917 (25th July 2012)
- Episode 7918 (26th July 2012)
- Episode 7919/20 (27th July 2012)
- Episode 7961 (24th September 2012)
- Episode 7962 (24th September 2012)
- Episode 7963 (26th September 2012)
- Episode 7964 (28th September 2012)
- Episode 7965 (28th September 2012)
2013 (25 episodes)
- Episode 8074 (4th March 2013)
- Episode 8075 (4th March 2013)
- Episode 8076 (6th March 2013)
- Episode 8077 (8th March 2013)
- Episode 8078 (8th March 2013)
- Episode 8114 (29th April 2013)
- Episode 8115 (29th April 2013)
- Episode 8116 (1st May 2013)
- Episode 8117 (3rd May 2013)
- Episode 8118 (3rd May 2013)
- Episode 8149 (17th June 2013)
- Episode 8150 (17th June 2013)
- Episode 8151 (19th June 2013)
- Episode 8152 (21st June 2013)
- Episode 8153 (21st June 2013)
- Episode 8234 (14th October 2013)
- Episode 8235 (14th October 2013)
- Episode 8236 (16th October 2013)
- Episode 8237 (18th October 2013)
- Episode 8238 (18th October 2013)
- Episode 8284 (23rd December 2013)
- Episode 8285 (23rd December 2013)
- Episode 8286 (25th December 2013)
- Episode 8287 (27th December 2013)
- Episode 8288 (27th December 2013)
2014 (10 episodes)
- Episode 8324 (17th February 2014)
- Episode 8325 (17th February 2014)
- Episode 8326 (19th February 2014)
- Episode 8327 (21st February 2014)
- Episode 8328 (21st February 2014)
- Episode 8364 (14th April 2014)
- Episode 8365 (14th April 2014)
- Episode 8366 (16th April 2014)
- Episode 8367 (18th April 2014)
- Episode 8368 (18th April 2014)
2015 (17 episodes)
- Episode 8557 (19th January 2015)
- Episode 8558 (19th January 2015)
- Episode 8559 (21st January 2015)
- Episode 8560 (23rd January 2015)
- Episode 8561 (23rd January 2015)
- Episode 8604 (25th March 2015)
- Episode 8605 (29th March 2015)
- Episode 8641 (18th May 2015)
- Episode 8642 (18th May 2015)
- Episode 8643 (20th May 2015)
- Episode 8644 (22nd May 2015)
- Episode 8645 (22nd May 2015)
- Episode 8738 (21st September 2015)
- Episode 8739 (21st September 2015)
- Episode 8740 (23rd September 2015)
- Episode 8741 (25th September 2015)
- Episode 8742 (25th September 2015)
2016 (16 episodes)
- Episode 8819 (18th January 2016)
- Episode 8820 (18th January 2016)
- Episode 8821 (20th January 2016)
- Episode 8822 (22nd January 2016)
- Episode 8823 (22nd January 2016)
- Episode 8864 (21st March 2016)
- Episode 8865 (21st March 2016)
- Episode 8866 (23rd March 2016)
- Episode 8867 (25th March 2016)
- Episode 8868 (25th March 2016)
- Episode 8904 (16th May 2016)
- Episode 8905 (16th May 2016)
- Episode 8906 (18th May 2016)
- Episode 8907 (19th May 2016)
- Episode 8908 (20th May 2016)
- Episode 8909 (20th May 2016)
2017 (19 episodes)
- Episode 9110 (27th February 2017)
- Episode 9111 (27th February 2017)
- Episode 9112 (1st March 2017)
- Episode 9113 (3rd March 2017)
- Episode 9114 (3rd March 2017)
- Episode 9169 (22nd May 2017)
- Episode 9170 (22nd May 2017)
- Episode 9171 (24th May 2017)
- Episode 9172 (26th May 2017)
- Episode 9173 (26th May 2017)
- Episode 9209 (17th July 2017)
- Episode 9210 (17th July 2017)
- Episode 9211 (19th July 2017)
- Episode 9212 (21st July 2017)
- Episode 9213 (21st July 2017)
- Episode 9251 (18th September 2017)
- Episode 9252 (18th September 2017)
- Episode 9253 (20th September 2017)
- Episode 9254 (20th September 2017)
2018 (18 episodes)
- Episode 9472 (4th June 2018)
- Episode 9473 (4th June 2018)
- Episode 9474 (6th June 2018)
- Episode 9475 (6th June 2018)
- Episode 9516 (25th July 2018)
- Episode 9517 (25th July 2018)
- Episode 9518 (27th July 2018)
- Episode 9519 (27th July 2018)
- Episode 9564 (19th September 2018)
- Episode 9565 (19th September 2018)
- Episode 9566 (21st September 2018)
- Episode 9567 (21st September 2018)
- Episode 9612 (14th November 2018)
- Episode 9613 (14th November 2018)
- Episode 9614 (16th November 2018)
- Episode 9615 (16th November 2018)
- Episode 9616 (19th November 2018)
- Episode 9617 (19th November 2018)
2019 (8 episodes)
- Episode 9875 (16th September 2019)
- Episode 9876 (16th September 2019)
- Episode 9877 (18th September 2019)
- Episode 9878 (18th September 2019)
- Episode 9930 (20th November 2019)
- Episode 9931 (20th November 2019)
- Episode 9932 (22nd November 2019)
- Episode 9933 (22nd November 2019)
2020s[]
2020 (14 episodes)
- Episode 9984 (20th January 2020)
- Episode 9985 (20th January 2020)
- Episode 10133 (5th October 2020)
- Episode 10134 (5th October 2020)
- Episode 10135 (7th October 2020)
- Episode 10136 (7th October 2020)
- Episode 10183 (2nd December 2020)
- Episode 10186 (4th December 2020)
- Episode 10187/8 (7th December 2020) (Co-credited with Neil Alderton and Nickie Lister)
- Episode 10189/90 (9th December 2020) (Co-credited with Neil Alderton and Nickie Lister)
- Episode 10191/2 (11th December 2020) (Co-credited with Neil Alderton and Nickie Lister)
2021 (8 episodes)
- Episode 10237 (1st February 2021)
- Episode 10238 (1st February 2021)
- Episode 10239 (3rd February 2021)
- Episode 10240 (3rd February 2021)
- Episode 10470 (1st November 2021)
- Episode 10471 (1st November 2021)
- Episode 10472 (3rd November 2021)
- Episode 10473 (3rd November 2021)
2022 (14 episodes)
- Episode 10526 (3rd January 2022)
- Episode 10527 (3rd January 2022)
- Episode 10528/9 (4th January 2022)
- Episode 10592/3 (21st March 2022)
- Episode 10594/5 (23rd March 2022)
- Episode 10813/4 (7th December 2022) (Co-credited with Kevin Boyle)
- Episode 10815/6 (8th December 2022)
- Episode 10817/8 (9th December 2022)
2023 (7 episodes)
- Episode 10868/9 (3rd February 2023)
- Episode 10870/1 (6th February 2023)
- Episode 11149/50 (29th December 2023)
- Episode 11151 (31st December 2023)
2024 (6 episodes)