Leslie Duxbury

Leslie Duxbury (13th June, 1926 - 17th October, 2005) was one of the major writers for Coronation Street, scripting 416 episodes from April 1966 until his retirement in November 1991 (five of them co-written). He had first joined the programme at the start of 1966 as a storyliner in the first of six stints in the role:

He was also the show's producer for four runs:

Finally, he was the programme's script editor for Episode 1415 (7th August 1974) and for a near-continuous run from Episode 1426 (16th September 1974) to Episode 1902 (11th April 1979).

Among Duxbury's many achievements was writing the Christmas Day 1987 episode of Coronation Street, in which a record 26 million viewers saw Hilda Ogden leave the Street.

External links[]

Guardian Online Obituary

Episodes written by Leslie Duxbury[]

1960s[]

1966 (3 episodes)

1967 (8 episodes)

Episode 665 (1st May 1967) (Co-written with Susan Pleat)
Episode 673 (29th May 1967) (Co-written with Susan Pleat)
Episode 691 (31st July 1967)
Episode 698 (23rd August 1967)
Episode 705 (18th September 1967)
Episode 716 (25th October 1967)
Episode 726 (29th November 1967)
Episode 731 (18th December 1967)

1968 (10 episodes)

1969 (17 episodes)

1970s[]

1970 (19 episodes)

1971 (17 episodes)

1972 (19 episodes)

1973 (18 episodes)

1974 (18 episodes)

1975 (17 episodes)

1976 (19 episodes)

1977 (18 episodes)

1978 (18 episodes)

1979 (14 episodes)

1980s[]

1980 (21 episodes)

1981 (20 episodes)

1982 (18 episodes)

1983 (19 episodes)

1984 (18 episodes)

1985 (15 episodes)

1986 (17 episodes)

1987 (12 episodes)

1988 (17 episodes)

1989 (15 episodes)

1990s[]

1990 (16 episodes)

1991 (14 episodes)