H. V. Kershaw, also known as Harry Kershaw, (29 May 1918 â 18 April 1992) was a British television scriptwriter and producer best known for his long association with the soap opera Coronation Street, a programme for which he continued to pen scripts until the late-1980s. His memoir, The Street Where I Live, reflects on the creation and casting of the serial, as well as its production until the early 1980s.
Kershaw was portrayed by John Thomson in the 2010 television drama The Road to Coronation Street.