Walter Butler (born 30th October 1927 in Glasgow, died 12th October 2003 in Lendalfoot, Ayrshire) worked on Coronation Street directing 36 episodes between February 1965 and January 1967 as well as all twelve episodes of the first season of the spin-off Pardon The Expression. In addition, he produced the Coronation Street segment for The Royal Gala in December 1966 which was performed in front of Prince Philip.
He also directed several episodes of the Granada Television comedy series The Comedians.
Born the son of a revue and variety comedian from Birmingham and a dancer, he appeared in his parents' comic sketches and trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. He worked as a pianist for Andy Stewart and then produced The One O’Clock Gang for Scottish Television prior to his move to Manchester. After leaving Granada, he lectured in drama at the Manchester Polytechnic.
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Episodes directed by Walter Butler[]
1965 (6 episodes)
- Episode 432 (1st February 1965)
- Episode 433 (3rd February 1965)
- Episode 448 (29th March 1965)
- Episode 449 (31st March 1965)
- Episode 524 (20th December 1965)
- Episode 525 (22nd December 1965)
1966 (26 episodes)
- Episode 530 (10th January 1966)
- Episode 531 (12th January 1966)
- Episode 536 (31st January 1966)
- Episode 537 (2nd February 1966)
- Episode 542 (21st February 1966)
- Episode 543 (23rd February 1966)
- Episode 550 (21st March 1966)
- Episode 551 (23rd March 1966)
- Episode 558 (18th April 1966)
- Episode 559 (20th April 1966)
- Episode 564 (9th May 1966)
- Episode 565 (11th May 1966)
- Episode 570 (30th May 1966)
- Episode 571 (1st June 1966)
- Episode 576 (20th June 1966)
- Episode 577 (22nd June 1966)
- Episode 582 (11th July 1966)
- Episode 583 (13th July 1966)
- Episode 588 (1st August 1966)
- Episode 589 (3rd August 1966)
- Episode 594 (22nd August 1966)
- Episode 595 (24th August 1966)
- Episode 600 (12th September 1966)
- Episode 601 (14th September 1966)
- Episode 608 (10th October 1966)
- Episode 609 (12th October 1966)
1967 (4 episodes)
- Episode 632 (2nd January 1967)
- Episode 633 (9th January 1967)
- Episode 638 (25th January 1967)
- Episode 639 (30th January 1967)