Tom Elliott (12th October 1937 - 30th July 2017) joined Coronation Street as a storyliner in October 1983 contributing 574 episodes in that role in eighteen stints until August 1989, and a five further times in the role from June 1992 to July 1994.
He also acted as the programme's story editor for 276 episodes in ten stints from August 1989 to October 1991.
He wrote his first episode for the programme in November 1990. By the time he'd retired from the writing team in June 1997 he had scripted 72 episodes. Two years later Tom returned to the Street to write two editions of the spin-off Coronation Street - After Hours.
Born in Gorton, Manchester, his first job was as an apprentice engineer, followed by two years national service and then a range of occupations including being a professional footballer. He began writing full-time in 1974 after several years of contributing fiction to men's magazines. In the early 1980s, four of his plays were performed on Radio 4. His first stage play, Ward Games was performed in 1982 and brought him to the attention of Granada Television. His 1983 play Feed, starring Roy Barraclough, went on a national tour and won the Manchester Evening News theatre award for best new play.
He also wrote for ITV shows Emmerdale Farm and Children`s Ward.
Episodes storylined by Tom Elliott[]
1980s[]
1983 (20 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 2354 (24th October 1983) to Episode 2373 (28th December 1983)
1984 (101 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 2374 (2nd January 1984) to Episode 2467 (21st November 1984)
- Episode 2470 (3rd December 1984) to Episode 2471 (5th December 1984)
- All episodes between Episode 2474 (17th December 1984) to Episode 2478 (31st December 1984)
1985 (96 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 2479 (2nd January 1985) to Episode 2519 (22nd May 1985)
- All episodes between Episode 2526 (17th June 1985) to Episode 2553 (18th September 1985)
- All episodes between Episode 2556 (30th September 1985) to Episode 2582 (30th December 1985)
1986 (85 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 2583 (1st January 1986) and Episode 2617 (30th April 1986)
- All episodes between Episode 2624 (26th May 1986) to Episode 2637 (9th July 1986)
- All episodes between Episode 2640 (21st July 1986) to Episode 2653 (3rd September 1986)
- All episodes between Episode 2660 (29th September 1986) to Episode 2677 (26th November 1986)
- All episodes between Episode 2684 (22nd December 1986) to Episode 2687 (31st December 1986)
1987 (95 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 2688 (5th January 1987) to Episode 2713 (1st April 1987)
- All episodes between Episode 2720 (27th April 1987) to Episode 2755 (26th August 1987)
- All episodes between Episode 2760 (14th September 1987) to Episode 2792 (30th December 1987)
1988 (94 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 2799 (25th January 1988) to Episode 2871 (5th October 1988)
- All episodes between Episode 2876 (24th October 1988) to Episode 2896 (28th December 1988)
1989 (48 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 2897 (2nd January 1989) to Episode 2900 (11th January 1989)
- All episodes between Episode 2907 (6th February 1989) to Episode 2914 (1st March 1989)
- All episodes between Episode 2917 (13th March 1989) to Episode 2920 (22nd March 1989)
- All episodes between Episode 2923 (3rd April 1989) to Episode 2926 (12th April 1989)
- All episodes between Episode 2929 (24th April 1989) to Episode 2936 (17th May 1989)
- All episodes between Episode 2943 (12th June 1989) to Episode 2964 (23rd August 1989)
1990s[]
1992 (17 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 3400 (22nd June 1992) to Episode 3403 (29th June 1992)
- All episodes between Episode 3408 (8th July 1992) to Episode 3411 (15th July 1992)
- All episodes between Episode 3421 (7th August 1992) to Episode 3429 (26th August 1992)
1993 (9 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 3503 (15th February 1993) to Episode 3511 (5th March 1993)
1994 (9 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 3719 (1st July 1994) and Episode 3727 (20th July 1994)
Episodes story edited by Tom Elliott[]
1980s[]
1989 (48 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 2965 (28th August 1989) to Episode 3011 (29th December 1989)
1990s[]
1990 (130 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 3012 (1st January 1990) to Episode 3026 (2nd February 1990)
- All episodes between Episode 3036 (26th February 1990) to Episode 3097 (20th July 1990)
- All episodes between Episode 3107 (13th August 1990) to Episode 3151 (23rd November 1990)
- All episodes between Episode 3161 (17th December 1990) to Episode 3168 (31st December 1990)
1991 (98 episodes)
- All episodes between Episode 3169 (2nd January 1991) to Episode 3224 (10th May 1991)
- All episodes between Episode 3234 (3rd June 1991) to Episode 3254 (19th July 1991)
- All episodes between Episode 3264 (12th August 1991) to Episode 3272 (30th August 1991)
- All episodes between Episode 3276 (9th September 1991) to Episode 3278 (13th September 1991)
- All episodes between Episode 3282 (23rd September 1991) to Episode 3290 (11th October 1991)
Episodes written by Tom Elliott[]
1990s[]
1990 (1 episode)
1991 (5 episodes)
- Episode 3223 (8th May 1991)
- Episode 3252 (15th July 1991)
- Episode 3301 (6th November 1991)
- Episode 3313 (4th December 1991)
- Episode 3318 (16th December 1991)
1992 (11 episodes)
- Episode 3329 (8th January 1992)
- Episode 3342 (7th February 1992)
- Episode 3346 (17th February 1992)
- Episode 3366 (3rd April 1992)
- Episode 3381 (8th May 1992)
- Episode 3394 (8th June 1992)
- Episode 3407 (6th July 1992)
- Episode 3429 (26th August 1992)
- Episode 3449 (12th October 1992)
- Episode 3459 (4th November 1992)
- Episode 3469 (27th November 1992)
1993 (13 episodes)
- Episode 3490 (15th January 1993)
- Episode 3498 (3rd February 1993)
- Episode 3511 (5th March 1993)
- Episode 3512 (8th March 1993)
- Episode 3543 (19th May 1993)
- Episode 3549 (2nd June 1993)
- Episode 3558 (23rd June 1993)
- Episode 3572 (26th July 1993)
- Episode 3589 (3rd September 1993)
- Episode 3598 (24th September 1993)
- Episode 3617 (8th November 1993)
- Episode 3620 (15th November 1993)
- Episode 3634 (17th December 1993)
1994 (5 episodes)
- Episode 3659 (14th February 1994)
- Episode 3673 (18th March 1994)
- Episode 3700 (18th May 1994)
- Episode 3701 (20th May 1994)
- Episode 3794 (23rd December 1994)
1995 (13 episodes)
- Episode 3802 (9th January 1995)
- Episode 3812 (1st February 1995)
- Episode 3827 (8th March 1995)
- Episode 3858 (19th May 1995)
- Episode 3872 (21st June 1995)
- Episode 3876 (30th June 1995)
- Episode 3898 (21st August 1995)
- Episode 3905 (6th September 1995)
- Episode 3914 (27th September 1995)
- Episode 3927 (27th October 1995)
- Episode 3930 (3rd November 1995)
- Episode 3944 (6th December 1995)
- Episode 3953 (27th December 1995)
1996 (15 episodes)
- Episode 3955 (1st January 1996)
- Episode 3964 (22nd January 1996)
- Episode 3974 (14th February 1996)
- Episode 3986 (13th March 1996)
- Episode 3994 (1st April 1996)
- Episode 4005 (26th April 1996)
- Episode 4010 (8th May 1996)
- Episode 4034 (3rd July 1996)
- Episode 4057 (26th August 1996)
- Episode 4083 (25th October 1996)
- Episode 4093 (18th November 1996)
- Episode 4100 (1st December 1996)
- Episode 4101 (2nd December 1996)
- Episode 4109 (16th December 1996)
- Episode 4112 (22nd December 1996)
1997 (9 episodes)
- Episode 4125 (13th January 1997)
- Episode 4139 (7th February 1997)
- Episode 4147 (21st February 1997)
- Episode 4158 (12th March 1997)
- Episode 4168 (30th March 1997)
- Episode 4176 (13th April 1997)
- Episode 4186 (30th April 1997)
- Episode 4194 (14th May 1997)
- Episode 4205 (2nd June 1997)