Coronation Street and Emmerdale could be forced off air for the first time due to the coronavirus outbreak.
22.03.2020 - 18:57 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
ITV has suspended filming on Coronation Street and Emmerdale due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Production on the two flagship soaps has been stopped with immediate effect in order to curb the potentially deadly COVID-19 spread.
Show bosses feel that the time has now come to stop filming.
An ITV spokeswoman said: "ITV has sadly taken the decision to suspend production of the soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale with effect from Monday 23 March.
"We’ve been doing our best to carry on filming,
Coronation Street and Emmerdale could be forced off air for the first time due to the coronavirus outbreak.
ITV has announced that both Coronation Street and Emmerdale may go off-air in early summer.The two most popular soaps have already stopped filming until further notice as cast members have been told to self-isolate amid the coronavirus outbreak.They've also reduced the number of episodes to three each week in an attempt to keep them both on screens for as long as possible.
ITV is following in the footsteps of other soaps including Eastenders as they announced they are suspending filming of two of their biggest shows.
Emmerdale and Coronation Street could be off screens from the summertime as ITV bosses confirm filming will be stopped on the soaps.
Filming on ITV soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale will be suspended from Monday due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
Filming on the sets of Coronation Street and Emmerdale have been cancelled until further notice. ITV has announced the news with immediate effect meaning that viewers will now see less episodes per week of each show.
Transmission of ITV's flagship soaps has been dramatically reduced amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Coronation Street has cut back the number of episodes due to the coronavirus outbreak.