Kay McManus wrote 36 episodes of Coronation Street between January 1972 and November 1978 including one episode co-written with Malcolm Lynch. She was also a storyliner for two stints between September and October 1972, and May and July 1973 with 18 episodes in total.
She also wrote the television play Once More My Love in 1961, several editions of the BBC's Jackanory Playhouse and a series of radio plays for Radio 4, the BBC World Service and RTE from 1956 to 1990 including Why Weren't You Looking?, The Last of the Sun, Alice, Countdown, The Search, A key In The Door and A Changing Light. She is also the author of a number of children's books including Patty Fatty, Raven, Hattie in a Hurry, Tolly on Tuesday and Land of the Five Suns.
Episodes written by Kay McManus[]
1970s[]
1972 (8 episodes)
- Episode 1147 (12th January 1972)
- Episode 1156 (14th February 1972)
- Episode 1164 (13th March 1972) (Co-written with Malcolm Lynch)
- Episode 1172 (10th April 1972)
- Episode 1182 (15th May 1972)
- Episode 1223 (4th October 1972)
- Episode 1245 (20th December 1972)
- Episode 1247 (27th December 1972)
1973 (5 episodes)
- Episode 1261 (14th February 1973)
- Episode 1278 (16th April 1973)
- Episode 1323 (19th September 1973)
- Episode 1337 (7th November 1973)
- Episode 1352 (31st December 1973)
1974 (5 episodes)
- Episode 1382 (15th April 1974)
- Episode 1388 (6th May 1974)
- Episode 1401 (19th June 1974)
- Episode 1419 (21st August 1974)
- Episode 1446 (25th November 1974)
1975 (6 episodes)
- Episode 1457 (6th January 1975)
- Episode 1486 (16th April 1975)
- Episode 1507 (25th June 1975)
- Episode 1521 (13th August 1975)
- Episode 1538 (13th October 1975)
- Episode 1544 (3rd November 1975)
1976 (4 episodes)
- Episode 1570 (2nd February 1976)
- Episode 1594 (26th April 1976)
- Episode 1614 (5th July 1976)
- Episode 1644 (18th October 1976)
1977 (4 episodes)
- Episode 1672 (24th January 1977)
- Episode 1700 (2nd May 1977)
- Episode 1731 (17th August 1977)
- Episode 1755 (9th November 1977)
1978 (4 episodes)
- Episode 1780 (6th February 1978)
- Episode 1807 (10th May 1978)
- Episode 1849 (4th October 1978)
- Episode 1858 (6th November 1978)
Episodes storylined by Kay McManus[]
1972 (6 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 1216 (11th September 1972) and Episode 1222 (2nd October 1972)
1973 (12 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 1290 (28th May 1973) and Episode 1301 (4th July 1973)