While Coronation Street has halted filming due to the situation surrounding the health crisis, it doesn’t mean all will be normal as soon as cameras start rolling again.
With ITV planning to make new episodes once restrictions are lifted, Corrie bosses are aiming to make the soap as realistic as possible.
The show is aiming to mirror the current situation we find ourselves in, with pubs and shops across the world closed. When filming eventually resumes on the cobbles, the iconic Rovers Return is set to be off-limits for the characters and will remain closed to seem more realistic.
A source told the Sun: ‘Producers think it would be slightly weird not to include the huge disruption the crisis has caused.