John Stevenson

John Stevenson (10 May 1937 – 5 September 2023) was a British screenwriter who, between 1976 and 2006, was a regular writer on Britain's longest-running soap opera, Coronation Street.

Early life Stevenson was born in Manchester in 1937. He attended the London School of Economics and was originally a newspaper journalist. He wrote for the Oldham Evening Chronicle from 1958 to 1964, and then worked as an entertainment journalist and theatre critic for the Daily Mail, based in Manchester.

Television writing Stevenson moved into screenwriting after producer Peter Eckersley showed him a sitcom pilot entitled Her Majesty's Pleasure, and asked him to come up with story ideas. Stevenson worked on the show during its run from 1968 to 1969, writing with Leslie Duxbury. He co-wrote the popular comedy-drama Brass with Julian Roach in the 1980s and in 1994, the sitcom, Mother's Ruin, starring Roy Barraclough. However, this was not a ratings success and only ran for one series.

Awards Stevenson won the Special Achievement Award at the 2005 British Soap Awards.