Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson)

[swmc66]

I think there are more annoying characters than Michelle or Yazmeen. Like Andrea that seems to have disappeared.

[Perdita]

Coronation Street star Alison King has expressed her excitement over the show's upcoming mini-bus crash storyline.

The actress, who plays Carla Barlow, is the latest cast member to confirm their involvement in the spectacular stunt scenes.

As the boss of Underworld, Carla will naturally have a big role to play in the storyline when a day out for the factory workers goes horribly wrong.

Speaking to Digital Spy at the RTS North West Awards, King explained: "We're filming it before Christmas and it will air in the New Year. That's going to be really good. Then things will calm down for me a little bit, which I'm quite thankful for. I'll get to see my daughter a little bit more.

"I am looking forward to the crash, because it's being done by one of my favourite directors John Anderson, so it will be brilliant. It's with loads of really good people as well."

Coronation Street producers announced the shock stunt late last month, revealing that Steve McDonald will be driving Underworld's staff in a Streetcars mini-bus which crashes.

More than one character will be hospitalised as a result of the accident and one employee in particular will have their life hanging in the balance.

Meanwhile, King also warned that Carla should be wary of Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) in the coming weeks as she secretly plots revenge following their recent disputes.

King laughed: "Tracy is completely like a flea in Carla's ear at the minute. Carla is looking over her shoulder and all of a sudden Tracy is getting a little bit weird around her. That's ace to play because Kate is so funny and me and her are such good mates. That will be one to watch and I don't think Tracy's going to let it go!"

The actress also expressed hope that she could work with her on-screen husband Chris Gascoyne again, despite his recent exit from the role of Peter Barlow.

She said: "I'd love to work with Chris if he came back, or if I could do anything else with him. He's one of my best mates and the chemistry with Peter and Carla, you just can't buy. I love working with Chris better than anybody else I've ever worked with in my life. He's amazing."

King took home the Best Performance in a Continuing Drama award at the RTS event, beating off tough competition from her co-star David Neilson (Roy Cropper) and Hollyoaks cast members James Sutton and Stephanie Davis (John Paul McQueen and Sinead Roscoe).

[swmc66]

Maybe Tracy sabotages the minibus before their journey

[maidmarian]

Maybe Tracy sabotages the minibus before their journey

A plausible idea! I think she soon be over
wedding disappointment and wreaking
revenge!!

[maidmarian]

Maybe Tracy sabotages the minibus before their journey

A plausible idea! I think she soon be over
wedding disappointment and wreaking
revenge!!

[Snagglepus]

Steve looks more stupid than depressed.

[swmc66]

It is not very convincing. With real depression you stop functioning.

[maidmarian]

Steve looks more stupid than depressed.

he does rather- perhaps hes been spoken to/
treated as stupid for so long hes started acting
stupid.
I thought -but may be wrong - the depression
was going to increase after bus crash.
Problem with soaps dealing with health issues
is illnesses can vary on how they affect
different people and writers dont do enough
research.
So instead of increasing awareness - they
confirm missconceptions and trivialise the
serious problems somepeople have to.deal with.
As its still early in.storyline- hoping for
improvement

[maidmarian]

Steve looks more stupid than depressed.

he does rather- perhaps hes been spoken to/
treated as stupid for so long hes started acting
stupid.
I thought -but may be wrong - the depression
was going to increase after bus crash.
Problem with soaps dealing with health issues
is illnesses can vary on how they affect
different people and writers dont do enough
research.
So instead of increasing awareness - they
confirm missconceptions and trivialise the
serious problems somepeople have to.deal with.
As its still early in.storyline- hoping for
improvement

[swmc66]

Lets hope he does improve his acting. Don't want people to think that depression is when you feel a bit down. Too many people watch the show and will set mental health awareness back a decade