Coming up on Coronation Street, Liam finally falls for the feminine wiles of Carla! He admits to Maria that he isn’t sure they have a future then storms over to Carla’s to accuse her of causing all the problems in his marriage.
Of course the argument turns into a heated night in the bedroom. But will all be revealed as Rosie Webster films the pair kissing on her mobile phone?
Coronation Street bosses have confirmed that they will be running with a planned storyline which sees bookie, Dan Mason, almost die in a cellar.
The storyline was reconsidered after Austrian father Josef Fritzl was discovered to have kept his daughter locked in a cellar for 24 years.
The storyline will now go ahead and will see Dan locked in a cellar with a punctured lung, after a fight with Steve McDonald. The trauma will lead to the departure of Dan and his father Harry from the street.
Coronation Street have lined up yet another hard hitting storyline, and we will soon see newsagent, Norris Cole, being terrorised by a gangs of thugs.
The thugs confront Norris in the Kandy Kabin, where he bravely tries to see them off. However it doesn’t stop them roughing him up and stealing his cash before they leave.
A source told The Sun: “The writers want to reflect the growing problem of gang crime in our cities. They’re handling it in a sensitive manner Read More »
April 29, 2008 – 12:19 pm
Steve Frost, departing Corrie boss has revealed that he really wanted to flood the street in his time there.
In an interview with ITV.com, Frost said: “I would love to have flooded the Street. It would have been great to see a natural weather disaster on the Street.
“We keep touching on it, thinking, ‘can we tank the Street, can we fill it with water?’ I really fell in love with the idea of somebody in a rowing boat coming round the corner by the Rovers - people climbing out of the top floor of the Rovers into rowing boats. Read More »
April 26, 2008 – 10:44 am

Coronation Street bosses are carrying out a mass cull on the show and have sensationally axed two street families.
The kebab shop owning Mortons have only been on the street for a year, but already the bosses have grown tired of them and the clan will leave the soap later this year.
Also being let go are Jack Ellis and Matthew Compton, who play father and son bookies Harry and Dan Mason, who only joined the show in December.
A source told The Sun: “The producers had a big forward planning meeting this week and have decided to axe a number of characters.
“Most of the actors were called in at lunchtime and told — they are gutted.”
Show boss Kim Crowther said: “Coronation Street has always had a tradition of characters who come in to play out storylines beside established characters before moving on. Read More »

Coronation Street actress, Samia Smith, has told of how traumatic she found it to film recent scenes where her character, Maria Sutherland, gave birth to a stillborn baby.
Samia told New magazine: “There are no two ways about it - it’s been awful as it’s a really heartbreaking storyline.
“I’m really tired now! When we filmed the scenes where Maria has to give birth to a stillborn child, the set went eerily silent. I needed quite a bit of time to compose myself after doing it, too.”
She added: “We had done research through Sands, an organisation that helps people in that situation, but it was still awful - even though it wasn’t real.” Read More »
April 24, 2008 – 12:38 pm

Actress Rachel Leskovac, better known as serial killer nurse Kelly Yorke from Holby City, is to join the cast of ITV soap opera Coronation Street, according to The Mirror.
Rachel will play a hairdresser named Natasha who will work in Audrey Roberts hair salon.
An insider at the soap is quoted as saying: “Rachel’s very well known in TV land as she has been in Read More »
April 23, 2008 – 12:44 pm
Tabloid rumours last month suggested that many of the Coronation Street oldies could be let go from the ITV soap. However Corrie boss Kim Crowther is said to have personally reassured the veterans that they are in danger of being sacked.
A soap insider told The Mirror: “There have been rumours that the older stars may be in line for the chop. But that couldn’t be further from the truth.
“Kim is steeped in the history of the Street and believes the old-guard artists are crucial to the show. Read More »

Samia Smith may be playing a pregnant woman in ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, but the actress has no wish to have children of her own any time soon!
Samia has been married to husband Matt since 2005, but insists that they are not yet feeling the urge to procreate.
Samia, 25, said: “Matt and I are fine as we are and our parents don’t nag us, either. They’re not pushing us to give them grandchildren or anything - they just leave us to it.
Samia told New magazine:
“Matt and I have my nephews and nieces to stay and we just love having them over. It’s like a trial run, but we get to give them back the next day! But we haven’t any plans to have a baby yet. There are enough people around having babies!” Read More »
April 21, 2008 – 12:42 pm

Coronation Street actress, Katherine Kelly, has promised viewers some Rovers action once she steps behind the bar.
Katherine plays Becky Grainger in the soap, and Becky will become the 50th Rovers barmaid to be hired.
“I think the bosses quite like the idea of having a barmaid who can kick the living daylights out of the punters!” Katherine told the Daily Star Sunday. “She’s certainly going to be a force to be reckoned with. Read More »