Coronation Street bosses have put strict measures in place for disposal of scripts after members of the public found some at public bus stops and skips.

“There is now a ‘count them out and count them in’ policy to prevent any more embarrassing incidents where members of the public find discarded scripts,” an insider told the Daily Star Sunday. “The new rules will hopefully mean no more gaffes.”

The source added: “Some are really efficient and bring them back every week. But some of the more forgetful ones still hoard them.

“The new system is much better than just letting cast members dispose of scripts themselves. Some people were just throwing them out with their household rubbish or putting them in wheelie bins. In some cases we suspect that unscrupulous neighbours may have even been going through stars’ bins to find them.”