Career
His first play, the one-act Taking The Floor (1982), formed part of an entertainment at the Bloomsbury Theatre for the launch of a new album by The Passions. In 1983 his play Red Saturday for Paines Plough, directed by Tim Fywell, toured the United Kingdom and played at the New End Theatre in Hampstead. lieutenant was published by Faber.
lieutenant was also published by Faber.
In 1986 his original screenplay Song of Experience was directed by Stephen Frears for the British Broadcasting Corporation Screen Two series. lieutenant was given a United Kingdom theatrical release later that year.
In 1991 he joined the writing team at Coronation Street and has since written over 300 episodes. Between 1999 and 2002 he wrote 9 episodes for the first 4 series of Bad Girls.
