Corinne Ann Hollingworth (born 25 May 1952) is a British

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and executive, best known for her contributions to British

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s, including

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''. Hollingworth has gained a reputation for winning huge drama audiences by concentrating on human interest storylines.BBC's queen of soaps poached by Channel 5
, The Independent. URL last accessed on 2007-05-06.

Early life

She attended the Sherwood Hall School for Girls in Mansfield, a grammar-technical school (now the Samworth Church Academy).

Career

In 1980 Hollingworth worked as an assistant

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on the BBC's televised adaptation of ''

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''.HOLLINGWORTH, Corinne filmography
, BFI. URL last accessed on 2007-05-06. She gradually worked her way up the BBC ladder, she was Production Manager or 1st Assistant Director on a number of ''

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'' series produced by John Nathan-Turner. She began producing for the BBC in the latter part of 1989,Eastenders (11/1/90)
, BFI. URL last accessed on 2007-05-06. contributing to the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' initially as a production associate and later as an associate producer, under then producer

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. She later became co-producer, with Richard Bramall, under new executive producer, Michael Ferguson in 1990. Following Ferguson's departure, she became co-producer with Pat Sandys, formerly of ITV's ''

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''. After leaving ''EastEnders'' at the end of 1991 she began working on the BBC's ill-fated soap ''

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'' (1992–1993) — for which she was the series producer following Julia Smith. Hollingworth was brought in to turn the soap around following declining ratings and heavy media criticism, but despite adding a million viewers the soap was eventually axed by the BBC controller, Alan Yentob, in 1993.A soap opera in a different class
, The Independent. URL last accessed on 2007-05-06. She went on to produce for the popular medical drama ''

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'' (1994–1996), pushing up viewing figures to almost 18 million by switching the focus to the love lives of the characters. The changes she implemented were popular with viewers. However, they were less popular with some of the cast members, in particular Derek Thompson, who plays the long-running character

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. Thompson believed the show had become "like a mindless soap opera" and was in danger of losing the edge that had made it one of the most controversial programmes on television. He revealed that he nearly quit the role in protest, but decided to remain when he discovered that Hollingworth was leaving the show in 1996. In addition to producing for ''Casualty'', Hollingworth returned to ''EastEnders'' from 1995 to 1996 as the programme's

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, taking over from Barbara Emile and eventually replaced by

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. At ''EastEnders'' she was responsible for storylines such as Michelle Fowler falling pregnant to her nemesis Grant Mitchell; and Ricky Butcher's love triangle with his wife

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and girlfriend Bianca Jackson. Hollingworth's contributions to the soap were awarded in 1997 when ''EastEnders'' won the BAFTA for "Best Drama Series." Hollingworth shared the award with producer, Jane Harris.IMDB awards
, IMDB. URL last accessed on 2007-05-06. She left the BBC in 1996 to become the controller of drama for Britain's fifth terrestrial channel, five. Her defection was one of several high-level "poachings" from the BBC by

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, Channel 5's director of programmes. Hollingworth, along with

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, were the co-creators of the channel's flagship soap opera, ''Family Affairs'', for which she was also the executive producer. She left five in 2003 and in 2004 she moved to

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to become the Head of Continuing Series, taking over from Antony Wood.Corinne Hollingworth
, BFI. URL last accessed on 2007-05-06. Her remit covered a wide range of shows including soaps and returning series such as '' Bad Girls'', ''

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'', '' Taggart'', '' Where the Heart Is'', '' Fat Friends'', ''

'', ''

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'' and '' The Royal''.Bankers need good drama returns
", rts.org. URL last accessed on 2007-05-06. She left this position in March 2008.Corinne Hollingworth quits ITV
, Media Guardian. URL last accessed on 2008-03-14.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hollingworth, Corinne English television producers British women television producers British television producers Living people 1952 births People from Mansfield Soap opera producers