Coronation Street legend dies as the TV world pays tribute

He died at the age of 86.

John Stevenson, a screenwriter best known for his work in Coronation Street, has died at the age of 86.soap, with his final instalment airing in 2006.

On social media, he penned: ‘Oh it is with great regret that I hear of the passing of John Stevenson- the talismanic writer of many an episode of the halcyon years of Coronation Street.’

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