Phil Redmond

Redmond was born in Huyton, England. He took the 11-plus and passed, but attended St Kevin's RC School in Northwood, Kirkby (it became All Saints Catholic High School, Kirkby). His mother was a cleaner and his father was a bus driver.

Redmond left school with four O-levels and one A-level and trained to become a quantity surveyor. He studied Sociology at the University of Liverpool.

Redmond wrote episodes for the ITV sitcom Doctor in Charge and children's series The Kids from 47A. He became well known for creating several popular television series such as Grange Hill (BBC One, 1978–2008), for which he based his first ideas on his time at St Kevin's, Brookside (Channel 4, 1982–2003), Rownd a Rownd (S4C, 1995–) and Hollyoaks (Channel 4, 1995–). Redmond also created the daytime legal drama The Courtroom (Channel 4, 2004), which was cancelled after 38 episodes. For over twenty years he also ran his own independent production company, Mersey Television, before selling off the company in 2005. He sought to oust Granada Television in the 1991 ITV franchise auctions, but was not successful.

In 2013, Redmond's autobiography, Mid-Term Report, was published. He released his first novel, Highbridge, in 2016.