Phil Collinson To Produce Coronation Street

It has been announced that former Doctor Who Producer, Phil Collinson, is to produce the ITV1 soap Coronation Street - from June 2010.

Collinson produced Doctor Who since its successful revival in 2005 up until the end of the fourth series of the show, which ended in July 2008.

Speaking of his new role, Phil Collinson said: “I am absolutely thrilled to be joining Corrie, the nation’s favourite street and a show I’ve been a huge fan of all my life . It goes without saying that it’s a tremendous honour to be entrusted with building on Coronation Street’s success and creating the must-see storylines for 2010 and beyond. Kim will be a tough act to follow but I will be working with one of the best teams in the business and I can’t wait to get stuck in.”

(Source: ITV)
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