Biography
Peter Whalley was a British television and radio scriptwriter. Born in Colne, Lancashire, he studied philosophy at the University of Lancaster and worked as an English teacher before turning to writing in the 1970s. His early television plays included A Man of Morality (1976) and Risking It (1977).
Whalley joined the writing team of Coronation Street (1960) in 1979 and remained until his retirement in 2013, credited with over 600 episodes. He also wrote for series including Angels (1975), Cluedo (1990) and The Good Samaritan (2007), and numerous BBC Radio 4 plays. In 2009 he received a lifetime achievement award at the British Soap Awards. He died in 2017.
