Coronation Street prepare for live episode
“Coronation Street” actress Barbara Knox had to pull out of rehearsals for tomorrow’s live episode after falling ill.
But confirmation came when Kylie couldn’t feel a pulse, and her husband David returned home to help them dispose of Callum’s dead body.
Coronation Street’s live episode airs tonight at 7.30pm on UTV Ireland.
Indeed, the show producers are concerned that crowd noise, post-goal roars and rude chants will be audible during Wednesday night’s special 60th anniversary live episode of the show.
Despite the dramatic central plot, Michael Le Vell who plays Kevin Webster, has revealed the episode will be heavily “character-driven”. What I have really enjoyed about it is that we have kind of thrown everything at it.
Last time Corrie went live in 2010, the broadcast went smoothly with only some tiny mistakes marring the occasion.
There will be close to 600 camera shots over the course of the 60-minute episode and 15 miles of cabling has been used on set to ensure everything runs smoothly.
The Beales don’t even know the age of their own son!
In a slightly weird story, Coronation Street bosses are reportedly desperate for Ipswich to keep Manchester United at bay for the first half-hour at Old Trafford tonight.
The February 2015 live episode of EastEnders also threw up some confusion over the age of Bobby Beale, Ian’s young son.
“There are lots of things where you’ve got to have the “what if” scenarios covered, what of it rains?”
On top of this, one lucky fan will be given the chance to have their tweet or Facebook message written on the empty blackboard in the Rovers Return.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “Stuart received a huge round of applause from the cast and crew”. The bookies wouldn’t have given good odds on us whatever team I put out.