Sources: IMDB, Shots.net, itv.com, Wales Online
Simon Crowther (or Simon Crowther Jones as he’s sometimes credited) is the husband of ex-Coronation Street producer, Kim Crowther, pictured here. I bet tea-times in their house are fun. The couple have two children, Danielle and Jake.
Simon has an MA in Screenwriting, a BA in Film Studies and has worked as a lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University.
Simon has written episodes of Hollyoaks as well as Coronation Street and in addition to scriptwriting, he’s also a director.
With two of his colleagues from the Street writing team, Damon Rochefort and Chris Fewtrell, Simon Crowther was commissioned to write pilot scripts for two new proposed ITV dramas this year; Stretch and Home Team.
Find out more about Simon Crowther from this interview in Wales Online: "I was born at St. David’s Hospital in Canton in 1976 and brought up
in Penylan. I went to Llanedeyrn High, which I still can’t spell! I went
to the Northern Film School in Leeds, flirted with being a TV
commercials director, but mainly tried to write screenplays. I became a
TV writer for the regular work.
How did you get the gig on Coronation Street?
About seven years ago the then Corrie producer Steve Frost called me
having read a comedy of mine at Granada, and offered me a place on the
writing team. Jack Rosenthal, one of my heroes, started out on
Coronation Street, and I’d always liked Tony Warren’s writing, and Harry
Kershaw’s. Plus lots of my family are northern, so the warmth and
humour was very familiar to me, the love of language, the tone of it.
I’ve always felt at home on the show. You can write in your own voice.
What are some of the major storylines you’ve been responsible for on Coronation Street?
On Corrie, we often pitch stories on our own or in pairs, but then
they’re hit around the conference room. Nobody takes ownership or sole
credit for a story. I seem to have written a few deaths recently – Jack
Duckworth’s, Schmeichel the dog’s, Betty’s funeral, but I don’t know why
they’ve fallen to me."
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8 comments:
Simon Crowther is my favourite corrie writer :)
I must admit I can't tell when it's a "Simon". I can tell when Jonathan Harvey is the writer or Carmel Morgan. What is it about Simon Crowther you enjoy so much?
well my favourite character is carla and simon crowther writes fantastic episodes for her, such as the hotel scenes with liam. i am very much pro liarla and love the one liners simon dishes out. :)
I remember him being my lecturer in my first year at Sheffield Hallam. Seemed like a good egg, pleased to see he's doing so well.
Thanks for the info, Scott!
Are they related to Leslie Crowther?
In reply to Anonymous... no relation to Leslie Crowther at all.
Did Simon Crowther study at Sheffield Hallam too? (Broomgrove Hall 94-95?) I have lots of very happy memories of a mate of the same name. If so, I hope you are keeping well! Cait
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