Gareth Philips was a storyliner (then termed a "story associate") for 306 episodes of Coronation Street from February 2001 to July 2002. He then changed roles and was a script editor for a further 434 episodes from October 2002 to June 2004. Of the latter, Four were co-credited with Kim Crowther, one hundred-and-five with Jane Hudson, one hundred-and-eighty-two with Simon Stallworthy, and a final twenty-one with both Simon Stallworthy and Kathryn O'Connor.
He was also the producer of Coronation Street: Pantomime as well as Britannia High, series producer on Hollyoaks and executive producer of Red Rock.
His career began on Radio Clatterbridge and MFM 97.1, before becoming a television presenter on the cable TV stations Liverpool Live and Channel One. His first roles behind the scenes on television were as a researcher on You've Been Framed!, Stars in Their Eyes and Soap Fever. After leaving Coronation Street, he was a script editor on Cold Blood.
Episodes storylined by Gareth Philips[]
2001 (197 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 4985 (12th February 2001) and Episode 4988 (18th February 2001)
- All episodes between Episode 4993 (26th February 2001) and Episode 5185 (31st December 2001)
2001 (109 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 5186 (1st January 2002) and Episode 5290 (23rd June 2002)
- All episodes between Episode 5299 (7th July 2002) and Episode 5302 (12th July 2002)
Episodes script edited by Gareth Philips[]
2002 (59 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 5299 (7th July 2002) and Episode 5302 (12th July 2002) (Co-credited with Gareth Philips)
- All episodes between Episode 5355 (7th October 2002) and Episode 5409 (30th December 2002)
2003 (249 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 5410 (1st January 2003) and Episode 5437 (9th February 2003)
- All episodes between Episode 5438 (10th February 2003) and Episode 5542 (13th July 2003) (Co-credited with Jane Hudson)
- All episodes between Episode 5543 (14th July 2003) and Episode 5550 (27th July 2003)
- All episodes between Episode 5551 (28th July 2003) and Episode 5581 (14th September 2003)
- All episodes between Episode 5582 (15th September 2003) and Episode 5658 (31st December 2003) (Co-credited with Simon Stallworthy)
2004 (126 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 5659 (1st January 2004) and Episode 5763 (23rd May 2004) (Co-credited with Simon Stallworthy)
- All episodes between Episode 5764 (24th May 2004) and Episode 5784 (20th June 2004) (Co-credited with Simon Stallworthy and Kathryn O'Connor)