Ann McManus held several scripting positions on Coronation Street from January 1996 to September 1998. They were initially a storyliner (then termed a "story associate") for 182 episodes, then variously a story editor for 97 episodes including 20 episodes in the unique role at that time of deputy story editor to Paul Marquess, the similarly unique role of story/script editor for 184 episodes and finally the role of just script editor for another 20 episodes.
After leaving the programme, she continued her association with Brian Park and former Coronation Street writer Maureen Chadwick in setting up the company Shed Productions which created and scripted many popular series including Bad Girls, Footballers' Wives and Waterloo Road.
Episodes storylined by Ann McManus[]
1996 (136 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 3964 (22nd January 1996) and Episode 4062 (6th September 1996)
- All episodes between Episode 4072 (30th September 1996) and Episode 4080 (18th October 1996)
- All episodes between Episode 4090 (11th November 1996) and Episode 4117 (30th December 1996)
1997 (46 episodes)
- Episode 4118 (1st January 1997) and Episode 4119 (3rd January 1997)
- All episodes between Episode 4128 (19th January 1997) and Episode 4135 (31st January 1997)
- All episodes between Episode 4144 (16th February 1997) and Episode 4151 (28th February 1997)
- All episodes between Episode 4168 (30th March 1997) and Episode 4171 (4th April 1997)
- All episodes between Episode 4176 (13th April 1997) and Episode 4199 (23rd May 1997)
Episodes story edited by Ann McManus[]
1996 (9 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 4063 (9th September 1996) and Episode 4071 (27th September 1996)
1997 (84 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 4120 (5th January 1997) and Episode 4127 (17th January 1997)
- All episodes between Episode 4152 (2nd March 1997) and Episode 4167 (28th March 1997) (Credited as "Deputy story editor")
- All episodes between Episode 4172 (6th April 1997) and Episode 4175 (11th April 1997) (Credited as "Deputy story editor")
- All episodes between Episode 4200 (25th May 1997) and Episode 4215 (20th June 1997)
- All episodes between Episode 4224 (6th July 1997) and Episode 4263 (12th September 1997)
1998 (4 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 4464 (30th August 1998) and Episode 4467 (4th September 1998)
Episodes story/script edited by Ann McManus[]
1997 (63 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 4264 (14th September 1997) and Episode 4326 (31st December 1997)
1998 (121 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 4327 (2nd January 1998) and Episode 4331 (9th January 1998)
- All episodes between Episode 4336 (18th January 1998) and Episode 4399 (8th May 1998)
- All episodes between Episode 4408 (24th May 1998) and Episode 4423 (19th June 1998)
- All episodes between Episode 4432 (5th July 1998) and Episode 4463 (28th August 1998)
- All episodes between Episode 4468 (6th September 1998) and Episode 4471 (11th September 1998)
Episodes script edited by Ann McManus[]
1998 (20 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 4332 (11th January 1998) and Episode 4335 (16th January 1998)
- All episodes between Episode 4400 (10th May 1998) and Episode 4407 (22nd May 1998)
- All episodes between Episode 4424 (21st June 1998) and Episode 4431 (3rd July 1998)