One of the earliest directors of the programme, he worked frequently on episodes broadcast between February 1961 and September 1963, including the famous "High Noon" episode after which he moved to programme production including two stints as Coronation Street 's producer from Episode 458 (3rd May 1965) to Episode 481 (21st July 1965) and Episode 494 (6th September 1965) to Episode 529 (5th January 1966). He returned to the programme as a director for a one-off assignment on Episode 923 (29th October 1969) which remains to this day the only edition ever to be made totally on film and which made use of his skills and experience in this medium.