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Peter Eckersley(1936-1981)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Peter Eckersley was born on 7 April 1936 in Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for Coronation Street (1960), Wood and Walters (1981) and Hard Times (1977). He was married to Anne Reid and Eileen Wilson. He died on 27 August 1981 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK.
BornApril 7, 1936
DiedAugust 27, 1981(45)
BornApril 7, 1936
DiedAugust 27, 1981(45)
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  • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
Coronation Street
5.6
TV Series
  • Producer
Rik Mayall, Duncan Preston, Julie Walters, and Victoria Wood in Wood and Walters (1981)
Wood and Walters
7.4
TV Series
  • Producer
Patrick Allen and Timothy West in Hard Times (1977)
Hard Times
7.4
TV Mini Series
  • Producer
Richard Hurndall and John Shrapnel in Screenplay (1979)
Screenplay
7.2
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Richard Hurndall and John Shrapnel in Screenplay (1979)
    Screenplay
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • executive producer
    • 1979–1981
  • Nailed (1981)
    Nailed
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1981
  • The Good Soldier (1981)
    The Good Soldier
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Rik Mayall, Duncan Preston, Julie Walters, and Victoria Wood in Wood and Walters (1981)
    Wood and Walters
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Staying On (1980)
    Staying On
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • Nearly a Happy Ending (1980)
    Nearly a Happy Ending
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1980
  • Alan Dobie in Cribb (1980)
    Cribb
    7.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1980–1981
  • Reginald Barratt, Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Bernard Hepton, Arthur Lowe, Brian Miller, Ron Moody, Jack Rosenthal, Liz Smith, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)
    ITV Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1970–1979
  • No Man's Land (1978)
    No Man's Land
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Ian Hendry, Carole Mowlam, and Maureen Pryor in The Sunday Drama (1977)
    The Sunday Drama
    5.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1977–1978
  • Patrick Allen and Timothy West in Hard Times (1977)
    Hard Times
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Buns for the Elephant
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1976
  • Tony Britton in The Nearly Man (1974)
    The Nearly Man
    7.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1974–1975
  • Greenhill Pals
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1975
  • Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Paul Scofield, and Anna Calder-Marshall in ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre
    5.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1971–1974

Writer

  • Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
    Coronation Street
    5.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • writer
    • Writer
    • 1962–1969
  • For Amusement Only
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1968
  • John Thaw in Inheritance (1967)
    Inheritance
    8.1
    TV Series
    • story adaption
    • 1967
  • Robert Dorning and Arthur Lowe in Turn Out the Lights (1967)
    Turn Out the Lights
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1967
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1966
  • The Villains
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1964–1965
  • Friday Night
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1963
  • Gay Byrne in Scene at 6:30 (1963)
    Scene at 6:30
    TV Series
    • narrative script
    • 1963
  • William Mervyn and Edwin Richfield in The Odd Man (1960)
    The Odd Man
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1963
  • Amanda Barrie and Donald Churchill in Bulldog Breed (1962)
    Bulldog Breed
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1962

Additional Crew

  • World in Action (1963)
    World in Action
    7.5
    TV Series
    • prepared for television by
    • 1965

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 7, 1936
    • Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 27, 1981
    • Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Anne ReidMay 22, 1971 - August 27, 1981 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Mark Eckersley

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  • Trivia
    Father of Mark Eckersley.

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