Alan Grint (born 1940) worked as a director on Coronation Street for several stints in 1973, 1976, 1978 and 1980. He returned to the programme in 2011. To date he has contributed 116 episodes and in terms of duration is the programme's longest-serving director. In the interim, he has also directed episodes of Crown Court, Sam, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Soldier Soldier, Heartbeat, The Bill, Dalziel and Pascoe, Lark Rise to Candleford, Casualty, Peak Practice and Hollyoaks.