Paul Abbott

Paul Abbott
Abbott in September 2011
Born	(1960-02-22) 22 February 1960 (age 64) Burnley, England
Occupation	Screenwriter producer
Period	1982–present (as of 2021[update])
Spouse	Sheila Culf ​ ​ (m. 1981; div. 1983)​ Saskia Downes ​ (m. 1993)​

Paul Abbott (born 22 February 1960) is an English screenwriter and producer. He became one of the most successful television writers in Britain following his work on popular series such as Cracker (1993–2006) and Coronation Street (1960–present), and would become more widely known for creating some of the most acclaimed television dramas of the 1990s and 2000s, including Reckless (1997), Touching Evil (1997–1999), Clocking Off (2000–2003), State of Play (2003), Shameless (2004–2013), and No Offence (2015–2018).