Daran Little

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Daran Little (born 11th May 1966) is a British writer, most notable for his work as a writer on Coronation Street from 2000 until 2006.

Whilst at Manchester Polytechnic, he wrote his dissertation about the show. After graduating, he was taken on by Granada Television as an archivist in 1988.

He has written numerous books, both fiction and non-fiction, about the show and its characters.

Daran left Granada in 2006 after writing 95 episodes of the Street and introducing the first gay characters. He created, wrote and produced a 20-part series called Hollyoaks: In the City for Mersey Television. He announced on his MySpace site in November 2006 that the series had not been recommissioned.[1]

He lives in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester.