Peter Tonkinson wrote an episode of Coronation Street in January 1968, another in March 1977, and eight more between October 1983 and September 1986. His main contribution though was as a long term storyliner for the programme for thirteen years in sixteen separate stints:

• Episode 1302 (9th July 1973) to Episode 1537 (8th October 1975)
• Episode 1540 (20th October 1975) to Episode 1655 (24th November 1976)
• Episode 1662 (20th December 1976) to Episode 1859 (8th November 1978)
• Episode 1866 (4th December 1978) to Episode 2015 (23rd July 1980)
• Episode 2018 (4th August 1980) to Episode 2123 (5th August 1981)
• Episode 2130 (31st August 1981) to Episode 2329 (27th July 1983)
• Episode 2336 (22nd August 1983) to Episode 2353 (19th October 1983)
• Episode 2378 (16th January 1984) to Episode 2379 (18th January 1984)
• Episode 2381 (25th January 1984) to Episode 2383 (1st February 1984)
• Episode 2402 (9th April 1984) to Episode 2407 (25th April 1984)
• Episode 2426 (2nd July 1984) to Episode 2427 (4th July 1984)
• Episode 2432 (23rd July 1984) to Episode 2435 (1st August 1984)
• Episode 2438 (13th August 1984) to Episode 2509 (17th April 1985)
• Episode 2520 (27th May 1985) to Episode 2525 (12th June 1985)
• Episode 2554 (23rd September 1985) to Episode 2555 (25th September 1985)
• Episode 2612 (14th April 1986) to Episode 2617 (30th April 1986)

His only other known credit was as a writer on the 1967 BBC comedy series Three of a Kind.

Episodes written by Peter TonkinsonEdit

1960sEdit

1968 (1 episode)

• Episode 742 (24th January 1968)

1970sEdit

1977 (1 episode)

• Episode 1688 (21st March 1977)

1980sEdit

1983 (1 episode)

• Episode 2348 (3rd October 1983)

1984 (2 episodes)

• Episode 2383 (1st February 1984)
• Episode 2407 (25th April 1984)

1985 (2 episodes)

• Episode 2527 (19th June 1985)
• Episode 2563 (23rd October 1985)

1986 (3 episodes)

• Episode 2603 (12th March 1986)
• Episode 2616 (28th April 1986)
• Episode 2660 (29th September 1986)