Bill Lyons (born 25th February 1945) played football supporter Lenny Johnson on Coronation Street in 1967. After appearing in such television series' as Doctor Who, Bill went on to have a successful career as a TV scriptwriter, writing episodes of Crossroads, Blakes 7, EastEnders and Emmerdale. He was also a judge on the 2001 reality show Emmerdale SoapStars, which sought to cast a brand new family on the ITV soap opera.