Editing ITV Granada (section)

==Significant broadcasters==
[[Denis Forman]], chairman 1974-87, and [[David Plowright]], chairman 1987–92, were the executives who led Granada Television during its most successful years.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/feb/25/denis-forman| title = Sir Denis Forman obituary| author = Purser, Philip| date = February 25, 2013| access-date = August 17, 2022|newspaper = The Guardian}}</ref><ref name = plowrightGua>{{cite news|url = https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/aug/28/obituaries.broadcasting| title = David Plowright obituary| author = Purser, Philip| date = August 28, 2006| access-date = August 17, 2022 |newspaper = The Guardian}}</ref> Forman and Plowright have been described as embodying the Granada outlook, which was "non-conformist, alternative, non-London".<ref name = plowrightGua/>

Granada Television introduced many broadcasters to British television, and a number of its directors, producers and writers  went on to create their own production companies. Some have been recognised for their achievements in British television with honours such as knighthoods, while others achieved senior posts such as [[Director-General of the BBC]]. [[Jeremy Isaacs]] developed a significant portion of Granada's factual programming, and the company produced a generation of major British TV "players" including [[John Birt, Baron Birt|John Birt]], later Director-General of the BBC, and [[Gus Macdonald]], his fellow ''[[World in Action]]'' producer. Many began work as researchers on ''World in Action''.

;Directors, producers and writers
*[[Paul Abbott]] is a former scriptwriter who created ''[[State of Play (TV serial)|State of Play]]'' and ''[[Shameless (British TV series)|Shameless]]''.
*[[Jim Allen (playwright)|Jim Allen]], a prolific socialist playwright best known for his collaborations with [[Ken Loach]], contributed scripts to ''[[Coronation Street]]'' from 1965 to 1967.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/531525/index.html|title= Allen, Jim (1926–99)|date =11 March 2009 |first= Andy |last= Willis |work= BFI screenonline}}</ref>
*[[Michael Apted]] began his television career at Granada and stayed for over twenty years. He devised the ''[[Up series]]'' documentary.
*[[John Birt, Baron Birt]] began his career at Granada in 1966 as a researcher for ''World in Action'' before leaving in 1971. He became [[Director-General of the BBC]] from 1992 to 2000.
*[[Russell T Davies]] collaborated with Paul Abbott as a writer in the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Russell T Davies – BBC biography |quote=Davies moved to Granada and enjoyed a successful spell on another children's favourite, hospital drama Children's Ward, for which he won a BAFTA in 1996. |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/sites/russell-t-davies/pages/biography.shtml |work=BBC |date=11 August 2009 |access-date=2 July 2011}}</ref>
*[[Bill Gilmour (director)|Bill Gilmour]] was a drama director.
*[[Paul Greengrass]] was a director of current affairs program ''World in Action'' in the 1980s before becoming a film director.
*[[Andy Harries]] was researcher before starting his television career on ''World in Action,'' and worked in various roles until the 2000s.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Granada's Harries takes on drama role |last=Deans |first=Jason |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/sep/11/broadcasting?INTCMP=SRCH |newspaper=The Guardian |date=11 September 2000 |access-date=2 July 2011}}</ref>
*[[Tom Hooper (director)|Tom Hooper]] directed two episodes of ''[[Cold Feet]]'' and directed [[Helen Mirren]] in ''[[Prime Suspect]]'' before becoming a film director.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Maggie |title=Prime candidate |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/oct/16/mondaymediasection10 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=16 October 2006 |access-date=27 June 2011}}</ref>
*[[Jeremy Isaacs]] joined Granada in 1968, where he supervised production of ''World in Action'' and ''What the Papers Say.''<ref>{{Cite news |title= My mentors |author=Isaacs, Jeremy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2008/sep/06/workandcareers.television |newspaper=The Guardian |location =London |date=6 September 2008 |access-date=29 June 2011}}</ref>
*[[Brian Lapping]] produced major political and historical documentary series, including ''End of Empire''.
*[[Gus Macdonald]] joined Granada in 1967 and went on to edit ''World in Action'', leaving in 1986.
*[[Kay Mellor]] worked with Paul Abbott on ''Children's Ward'' and wrote other drama serials, such as ''[[Strictly Confidential (TV series)|Strictly Confidential]]'' and ''[[Between the Sheets (TV series)|Between the Sheets]]''.
*[[Norma Percy]] produced political and historical documentaries, working with Brian Lapping.
*[[Jack Rosenthal]] was a prolific playwright<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary: Jack Rosenthal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3040267.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=29 May 2004 |access-date=16 October 2011}}</ref> producing ''[[The Dustbinmen]]'' and ''[[The Lovers (1970 TV series)|The Lovers]]''.
*[[Nicola Shindler]] was a script-writer on ''[[Cracker (British TV series)|Cracker]]'' in 1993 before forming the [[Red Production Company]].

;Presenters
*[[Gordon Burns]] joined in 1972 and presented ''Granada Reports'', ''World in Action'' and ''[[The Krypton Factor]]''. He later joined BBC North West in 1999 to present ''North West Tonight'', where he became the programme's main anchor from then until 2011.
*[[Sacha Baron Cohen]] had a chatshow, ''F2F'' on [[Granada Talk TV]] in 1996.
*[[Richard Madeley]] joined Granada in 1982 where he met [[Judy Finnigan]], who joined as a researcher in 1972.
*[[Lucy Meacock]] was Granada's news presenter between 1988 and 2024, and was previously an occasional presenter for the ITV national news.
*[[Michael Parkinson]] began his television career at Granada Television.<ref>{{cite news |title=Michael Parkinson: Macca, Madonna and me |last=McCormick |first=Neil |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3563946/Michael-Parkinson-Macca-Madonna-and-me.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location =London |date=4 December 2008 |access-date=27 June 2011}}</ref>
*[[Tony Wilson]] presented ''Granada Reports'' and music programmes that promoted Manchester music, which gave him the nickname 'Mr Manchester'.<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary: Tony Wilson |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6941105.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=10 August 2007 |access-date=27 June 2011}}</ref>