Coronation Street

First permanent Chinese character for UK soap Coronation Street

Coronation Street has long been without a Chinese resident, but all that is about to change when College grad “Xin” moves into the area, to take up residence with her best mate Tina and Tina’s boyfriend Graeme. Xin will appear from next month and will become a series regular according to sources, who say with...
By Angela Share

Corrie and Eastenders in viewer backlash over storylines

Some people clearly have way too much time on their hands it seems, with the BBC receiving more than 2,000 complaints over a recent Eastenders storyline and ITV getting a load of complaints for a storyline in Coronation Street. BBC soap “Eastenders” fell into bother with its cot death / baby swap storyline, with viewers...
By Angela Share

Fans angry over Corrie’s “Four Funerals”

  Sounds like the producers of “Coronation Street” are under a bit of fire from viewers after using the tagline “Four Funerals” in advertising for the soaps 50th anniversary episode. Viewers suggest the tagline was misleading as they expected four cast members to die in the week of tragedy, but only one main character did,...
By Angela Share

Serial killer for Coronation Street

  If you don’t like spoilers and you love your Corrie, might want to avert your eyes and leave this one to the spoiler freaks. If you watch “Coronation Street” you’ve probably already got a rough idea of what’s going on here, Mr John Stape is about to take another victim, which will put him...
By Angela Share

A lesbian in UK mega soap Coronation Street?

  This one has been on the cards for awhile, since news first hit that Coronation Street reps were looking for a female gay character over a year ago. Seems they may have settled on one, in the form of born again Christian Sophie Webster. Apparently the plan isn’t written in stone, but suggests Sophie...
By Angela Share