---
name: "Sam Holdsworth"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sam-holdsworth"
fi1m_id: "sam-holdsworth"
tmdb_id: 2977142
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-07T11:34:05.552300+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Sam Holdsworth

## Identity

Sam Holdsworth

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sam-holdsworth
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sam-holdsworth
- **TMDB ID:** 2977142
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2977142

Writer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Active:** 1960–1986
- **Frequently works with:** [Alan Grint](https://film.one/person/alan-grint.md), [Alan Wareing](https://film.one/person/alan-wareing.md), [David Kester](https://film.one/person/david-kester.md), [Gill Wilkinson](https://film.one/person/gill-wilkinson.md), [Graeme Harper](https://film.one/person/graeme-harper.md), [Jordan Hogg](https://film.one/person/jordan-hogg.md), [Judith Dine](https://film.one/person/judith-dine.md), [Ken Grieve](https://film.one/person/ken-grieve.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 74 (1), 1980s 68 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2977142

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Coronation Street*](https://film.one/tv/coronation-street.md) (74), [*Casualty*](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md) (68)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Sam Holdsworth is a British television scriptwriter. She has been a core member of the *Coronation Street* writing team since 2018, having contributed dozens of episodes. She previously worked as a storyliner on the series from late 2016 to 2018 and as a post-production script assistant.

Holdsworth has also written for *Casualty* and served as a storyliner on *Emmerdale* in 2015. She holds a degree in creative writing from Leeds University and an MA in television production from the University of Chester.

*Sources: independenttalent.com, coronationstreet.fandom.com, emmerdale.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Casualty* (1986), Fi1m 68, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *Coronation Street* (1960), Fi1m 74, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/coronation-street.md)

## Complete filmography (2)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Casualty* (1986), series, Writer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *Coronation Street* (1960), series, Writer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/coronation-street.md)

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/sam-holdsworth