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07-07-2010, 20:42
Coronation Street is to be rocked by a massive disaster which causes carnage in Weatherfield, it has been revealed.
Some of the show's major characters will be killed off in the major 50th anniversary storyline in December which will see the viaduct which spans the cobbles collapsing, together with a tram crash.
Announcing the plot on ITV1's This Morning, producer Phil Collinson said: "If you're listening in Weatherfield, one fateful night at the beginning of December the viaduct's going to collapse, down by the corner shop and the Kabin, and a tram is going to crash into Coronation Street.
"People are going to be injured, people are going to be killed. It's a big, big story for us and one fateful night will play out across a whole week. Picking up the pieces of that into next year is going to be huge.
"We'll be losing some well-known, well-loved characters. And hopefully we'll be keeping under wraps who exactly will be going. We'll be doing everything we can to make sure we keep that secret until it transmits."
In 1967, Coronation Street featured a major storyline in which the viaduct collapsed. Many of the shows popular characters including Ena Sharples were feared dead but survived.
Some of the show's major characters will be killed off in the major 50th anniversary storyline in December which will see the viaduct which spans the cobbles collapsing, together with a tram crash.
Announcing the plot on ITV1's This Morning, producer Phil Collinson said: "If you're listening in Weatherfield, one fateful night at the beginning of December the viaduct's going to collapse, down by the corner shop and the Kabin, and a tram is going to crash into Coronation Street.
"People are going to be injured, people are going to be killed. It's a big, big story for us and one fateful night will play out across a whole week. Picking up the pieces of that into next year is going to be huge.
"We'll be losing some well-known, well-loved characters. And hopefully we'll be keeping under wraps who exactly will be going. We'll be doing everything we can to make sure we keep that secret until it transmits."
In 1967, Coronation Street featured a major storyline in which the viaduct collapsed. Many of the shows popular characters including Ena Sharples were feared dead but survived.