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Ian Kershaw is an award-winning writer for stage, screen and radio.
Ian grew up in Oldham, Lancashire, working as a joiner on building sites until, after training as an actor, started writing via a playwriting slam led by BBC North & Contact Theatre.
He is currently a regular writer on Coronation Street as well as developing his own original drama for tv and theatre
Credits
Credits
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2023Production (role): THE SWITCHCompany: AVALONProject details: Comedy pilot in development. Co-written with Debbie Oates
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Date: 2023Production (role): THE BETRAYALCompany: EXPECTATION FILM AND TVProject details: Drama in development. Co writing with Debbie Oates
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Date: 2022-2023Production (role): THE ESCAPECompany: EXPECTATION FILM AND TVProject details: Original drama in development with co-write Debbie Oates
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Date: 2023Production (role): BEYOND PARADISECompany: RED PLANETProject details: One episode of BBC 1 Spin off series starring Chris Marshall
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Date: 2018-presentProduction (role): CORONATION STREETCompany: ITVProject details: Regular writer, including BAFTA award winning episodes in 2022
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Date: 2018-2019Production (role): COLD FEECompany: BIG TALK/ITVProject details: episode co-written with Debbie Oates
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Date: 2018Production (role): MEDICICompany: BIG LIGHT/LUX VIDEProject details: Drama co written with Debbie Oates
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Date: 2016-2018Production (role): THE DUMPING GROUNDCompany: BBCProject details: Writer of episodes of award winning childrens series
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Date: 2017Production (role): EASTENDERSCompany: BBCProject details: writer on long running serial drama
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Date: 2014-2015Production (role): DEATH IN PARADISECompany: RED PLANET/BBCProject details: episodes in series for BBC1
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Date: 2014Production (role): CASTLES IN THE SKYCompany: BBCProject details:
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Date: 2008-2013Production (role): HOLBY CITYCompany: BBCProject details: episodes on long running spin off medical drama for BBC1
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Date: 2009-2012Production (role): SHAMELESSCompany: COMPANY PICTURES/CHANNEL 4Project details: series in award winning drama series from creator Paul Abbot
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Date: 2007-2008Production (role): CASUALTYCompany: BBCProject details: Long running medical drama for BBC 1
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Date: 2007Production (role): DOCTORSCompany: BBCProject details: Daytime drama for BBC1
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Date: 2022Production (role): WE SHOULD DEFINITELY HAVE MORE DANCINGCompany: OLDHAM COLISEUM/EDINBURGH FESTIVALProject details: Original play co written with Clara Darcy.
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Date: 2018-2020Production (role): THE GREATEST PLAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLDCompany: ROYAL EXCHANGE/TRAVERSE/TRAFALGAR STUDIOSProject details: Original play with also had a national tour after original productions at Royal Exchange Manchester and Edinburgh Festival (Traverse Theatre) and a production at Trafalgar Studios, London
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Date: 2018Production (role): BREAD AND ROSESCompany: OLDHAM COLISEUMProject details:
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Date: 2015Production (role): THE MIST IN THE MIRRORCompany: OLDHAM COLISEU/NATIONAL TOURProject details: Adaptation of Susan Hill novel
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Date: 2014Production (role): CINDERELLACompany: DUKES THEATREProject details: Production in Lancaster theatre
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Date: 2012Production (role): STARCROSS'DCompany: OLDHAM COLISEUMProject details: Manchester Theatre Award Winner. An open air site specific production for Oldham Coliseum
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Date: 2007Production (role): UNION STREETCompany: OLDHAM COLISEUMProject details:
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Date: 2007Production (role): CANDYLANDCompany: ROYAL EXCHANGE MANCHESTERProject details: Bruntwood Prize winner
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Date: 2023Production (role): WE SHOULD DEFINITELY HAVE MORE DANCINGCompany: BBC RADIO 4Project details: adaptation of own original stage play co written with Clara Darcy
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Date: 2022Production (role): TAINTED LOVE; WOMEN IN LOVECompany:Project details: Adaptation
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Date: 2020Production (role): CLOSELY OBSERVED TRAINSCompany:Project details: Adaptation
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Date: 2015Production (role): PORCELAIN: THE TRIAL FOR THE KILLING OF SOPHIE LANCASTERCompany:Project details:
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Date: 2015Production (role): CLEAN UPCompany:Project details: 4X30min comedy series
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Date: 2013Production (role): LOST AND FOUNDCompany:Project details: Radio academy winner
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Date: 2010Production (role): RAFT TO BONDICompany:Project details:
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Date: 2008-2009Production (role): PICK UPSCompany:Project details: 2 series of 6x30min comedy
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Date: 2008Production (role): ALAN & JEAN'S INCREDIBLE JOURNEYCompany:Project details:
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Date: 2007Production (role): AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A NOBODYCompany:Project details: