Popular Coronation Street character set to be killed off in controversial storyline
EXCLUSIVE: A major character is set to be killed off on Corrie. The death will air in the new year on the ITV soap and bosses are promising it will shock viewers
A Coronation Street star is due to exit the cobbles (Image: PA)
Corrie is set to be rocked by a shocking death.
We can reveal a key character will be killed off in the new year.
It will air as part of the soap’s crossover episode with Emmerdale.
Executive producer Iain MacLeod said: “The soap gods demand a sacrifice when you have an event of this kind.
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“Sometimes the biggest and best exits are for characters that you care the most about.
“It’s going to be shocking. There will be lots of trauma, lots of drama and lots of twists.”
The death is so shocking that it has sparked rows between Corrie’s producers.
Executive producer Iain MacLeod explained their will be a ‘sacrifice’ in a huge episode (Image: ITV)
Iain added: “There’s always that equation where you think, ‘If they were to go, the viewers will really care, but what damage will it do to the landscape of the show in terms of the ability to tell stories?
“It’s a big responsibility, so we do agonise about it quite a lot and argue about it. Our story conferences are fiery places at times and this period of the show is no different.”
Corrie bosses are pulling out all the stops to make the crossover episode one of the best in the soap’s history.
It will feature the climax of a string of big storylines.
Iain admits there were arguments about the decisions (Image: Getty Images)
Iain said: “It’s going to get bigger and bigger. Things will peak in a big way.
“There will be fairly shocking twists. We are putting our foot to the floor with momentum for the show.”
The crossover episode with Emmerdale is expected to pull in bumper ratings.
An ITV spokesperson said: “The distinctive worlds of Emmerdale and Coronation Street will merge for one night only in a ‘mash-up’ of our two favourite communities.
“The producers, scriptwriters and production teams have conceived an ingenious way of linking the two universes, but with characters then returning to the soaps they are renowned for inhabiting in Manchester and Yorkshire.”