Coronation Street and Emmerdale, two of Britain’s biggest soap operas, have officially ceased production as a result of the nationwide lockdown called upon by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
News of the suspension of the Manchester-filmed series was confirmed by ITV in an official statement on Sunday, which cited “the Government’s latest health guidelines” as the main reason for its decision.
The statement read: “We’ve been doing our best to carry on filming, whilst adhering to the Government’s latest health guidelines, to ensure we’ve episodes of both soaps airing on ITV until at least the early summer.