Perdita
04-09-2008, 06:52
CORRIE bosses are kitting out the Rovers Return with STUNT PROPS for the pub’s most violent scenes yet.
Parts of the bar will be replaced with collapsible replicas to prepare for Becky Grainger (Katherine Kelly) acting like a true woman scorned.
She launches a frenzied attack on lover Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas) after he jilts her.
Jason decides to make a desperate dash to Italy to rekindle his relationship with estranged wife Sarah (Tina O’Brien).
But when Becky finds out, she turns from smitten kitten to horrific hellcat.
She sinks snakebites — a potent lager and cider mix — to drown her sorrows.
And when Jason pops into the pub to say goodbye, Becky explodes and grabs him by the throat.
TV Biz has learned that the scenes are so savage that half the set has been replaced with props and stunt mats have been sewn into the Rovers’ furniture.
A springboard has even been fitted behind the bar to help propel a seething Becky on to Jason.
An insider said: “Bar fittings will all be replaced with breakaway look-a-likes.
“Any sharp edges or hard surfaces around the fight area are to be padded or removed.”
What’s more, bosses have even booked a nurse and a top stunt co-ordinator to make sure the spectacular scenes are as near the knuckle as possible.
Our soap source added: “We don’t want anyone getting hurt but we do want the scenes to be eye-poppingly realistic. It’s all going to look like a movie sequence.”
Jason isn’t the only one to suffer. Kevin Webster and Janice Battersby also cop a load of abuse at the hands of the boozed-up barmaid.
Looks like bad Becky’s well and truly back . . .
I am sooo fed up with Jason supposedly still going after Sarah every couple of months, are they using this storyline to explain him going on holiday or what? :angry:
Parts of the bar will be replaced with collapsible replicas to prepare for Becky Grainger (Katherine Kelly) acting like a true woman scorned.
She launches a frenzied attack on lover Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas) after he jilts her.
Jason decides to make a desperate dash to Italy to rekindle his relationship with estranged wife Sarah (Tina O’Brien).
But when Becky finds out, she turns from smitten kitten to horrific hellcat.
She sinks snakebites — a potent lager and cider mix — to drown her sorrows.
And when Jason pops into the pub to say goodbye, Becky explodes and grabs him by the throat.
TV Biz has learned that the scenes are so savage that half the set has been replaced with props and stunt mats have been sewn into the Rovers’ furniture.
A springboard has even been fitted behind the bar to help propel a seething Becky on to Jason.
An insider said: “Bar fittings will all be replaced with breakaway look-a-likes.
“Any sharp edges or hard surfaces around the fight area are to be padded or removed.”
What’s more, bosses have even booked a nurse and a top stunt co-ordinator to make sure the spectacular scenes are as near the knuckle as possible.
Our soap source added: “We don’t want anyone getting hurt but we do want the scenes to be eye-poppingly realistic. It’s all going to look like a movie sequence.”
Jason isn’t the only one to suffer. Kevin Webster and Janice Battersby also cop a load of abuse at the hands of the boozed-up barmaid.
Looks like bad Becky’s well and truly back . . .
I am sooo fed up with Jason supposedly still going after Sarah every couple of months, are they using this storyline to explain him going on holiday or what? :angry: