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Steve November (born Steven Frost) is a British
television producer A television producer is a person who oversees one or more aspects of video production on a television program. Some producers take more of an executive role, in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the television networks, but upon ...
and executive. Originally known as Steve Frost during his early career, he became a writer for the
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drama ''
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''. He also took roles as an assistant director until he became a scriptwriter on the ITV soap opera ''
Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ...
''. He progressed to become the series producer, a role he then took on at ''
Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Orig ...
'' and ''
The Royal ''The Royal'' is a British period medical drama, produced by Yorkshire Television (later part of ITV Studios), and broadcast on ITV1 from 2003 until its cancellation in 2011. The series is set in the 1960s and focuses on the lives of the ...
''. Within ITV he was promoted to Head of Continuing Drama, where he made decisions regarding ITV soap operas and weekly drama series. During this time he also served as the Executive producer of ''Emmerdale''. In 2013, November took on the job of ITV's Director of Drama. In this role, November was responsible for commissioning numerous ITV dramas. In 2016, November left ITV after sixteen years. He then joined
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as their
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in charge of UK television. He then created the production company "Further South Productions".


Career

November was born in
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, England. He graduated from
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. In his early career he was credited as Steve Frost. November's early roles included his work as a scriptwriter and storyline editor on
Sky One Sky One was a British pay television channel operated and owned by Sky Group (a division of Comcast). Originally launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, it was Europe's first satellite and non- terrestrial channel. From 31 July 1989, ...
drama ''
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''. It was while working on ''Dream Team'' that he met his future wife, Hayley November. He also became an assistant director on the
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soap opera's ''
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'' and ''
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''. One of his first ITV job roles was a story editor on the soap opera ''
Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ...
'' in 2000. November worked as a series producer for ''Emmerdale'' from April 2001 until December 2004. While working on ''Emmerdale'', November was tasked with writing in the five winners of ITV's reality television series ''
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''. He extended their contracts but they were all written out of the series in 2002. On 16 December 2004, November announced his decision to leave ''Emmerdale'' and that he would be succeeded by Kathleen Beedles in January 2005. In September 2005, it was announced that November would replace Tony Wood as the producer of ''
Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Orig ...
''. He was credited as producer from February 2006 and one of his first decisions was to write out four characters. While working on ''Coronation Street'', November became the series producer of ITV's drama series ''
The Royal ''The Royal'' is a British period medical drama, produced by Yorkshire Television (later part of ITV Studios), and broadcast on ITV1 from 2003 until its cancellation in 2011. The series is set in the 1960s and focuses on the lives of the ...
''. In November 2007, it was announced that November had decided to leave his role at ''Coronation Street''. He remained with the show until 2008 until Kim Crowther took over his role. During his tenure he notably axed Bruce Jones' character,
Les Battersby Leslie Nelson "Les" Battersby (formerly Battersby-Brown) is a fictional character of the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'', who appeared from 1997 to 2007, played by Bruce Jones. The character is best known for his outspoken opinion ...
and oversaw the departure of long-standing character
Vera Duckworth Vera Duckworth (also Burton) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', portrayed by Liz Dawn. Vera is known for her long-standing marriage to Jack Duckworth ( Bill Tarmey); they became one of the best-love ...
played by
Liz Dawn Sylvia Ann Ibbetson (''née'' Butterfield; 8 November 1939 – 25 September 2017), known professionally as Elizabeth Dawn or Liz Dawn, was an English actress, best known for her role as Vera Duckworth in the long-running British soap opera '' ...
. In March 2008, it was announced that November had been appointed Head of Continuing Drama at ITV, replacing Corinne Hollingworth. In this role, November was tasked in controlling content and decisions over ITV's soap operas and its weekly dramas such as ''
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'' and ''
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''. In January 2009, it was announced that November had replaced Keith Richardson as the executive producer of ''Emmerdale''. After his tenure on ''Emmerdale'' had ended, he was credited with having transformed the "Yorkshire soap into a serious rival to ''
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''". Under his control the show won "Best Soap" at the 2011
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and "Programme Of The Year" at the annual TV Times Awards. In 2009, he changed his surname from Frost to November to match his wife and children's surnames. In April 2013, it was announced that November had replaced Laura Mackie as ITV's director of drama. While in the role, he aligned with STV to create the drama ''The Poison Tree''. November also commissioned the series '' Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands'' and served as its co-executive producer. He was also responsible for commissioning the shows ''
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'', '' Prime Suspect 1973'' and ''
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''. In April 2016, November left ITV after sixteen years. His departure was one of numerous departures that occurred after Kevin Lygo was appointed as ITV's director of television. Later in 2016, November joined
Lionsgate Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently headquartered ...
where he assumed the role of
creative director A creative director (or creative supervisor) is a person who makes high-level creative decisions and, with those decisions, oversees the creation of creative assets such as advertisements, products, events, or logos. Creative director positions ar ...
of UK television. November is also the managing director of the
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and
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based production company, "Further South Productions". In June 2018, November announced that he was working with screenwriter
Alan Whiting Alan Whiting is a British screenwriter who has written for ''Wire in the Blood'' and '' Kingdom'' (which he also co-created). Career Whiting's career began in the mid 1960s, contributing episodes to '' The Newcomers'', a BBC soap opera which dea ...
to produce a new series titled ''Oil''.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:November, Steve Living people British television producers People from Nottinghamshire Year of birth missing (living people)