Coronation Street spoilers vows to not have a Covid-19 pandemic storyline. However, the hit ITV primetime soap says that there will be some visual elements of the virus on the show. Here’ what you need to know. In a new interview with The New York Times, Coronation Street series producer Ian McLeod says that if there’s one thing that people don’t want to talk about anymore, it’s most definitely the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s why he’s vowed not to reference it or dedicate a new storyline of it in any of the new Corrie episodes. Here’ what you need to know.
He told the paper, “We want to let viewers see the world we live in. But we have talked about the pandemic and basically nothing else for months, and I don’t think they need to see more people banging on about the pandemic.”
Coronation Streets Spoilers: The Show Vows Not To Have A Covid-19 Pandemic Storyline
However, that doesn’t mean there won’t be any hints of the coronavirus in Weatherfield at all. Seeing how the world has changed because of the pandemic (and that we might never go back to the world we once lived in, or at least until there’s a vaccine for the virus), MacLeod says the pandemic’s effects will be evident in rather unspoken ways. He said, “It will mainly be the visual element. There will be a lot of evidence of social distancing: people won’t touch, they’ll conspicuously stand apart, older relatives will be sequestered and shielding.”
Now whether or not the four main U.S. soaps – The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless, General Hospital and Days of Our Lives – do the same remains to be seen. Right now B&B executive producer Brad Bell has been the only soap head that has confirmed that the pandemic will be referenced in an upcoming episode of the show. We will definitely update you with all of the latest information the moment it comes in.
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