Coronation Street's lost 'spin-off' that wasn't set on the cobbles and featured a future Only Fools and Horses star

Actress Sally Carman has been filming one of her biggest storylines in Coronation Street as fans saw her character Abi Franklin sensationally give birth to a surprise baby on Sunday. But she has found a moment to see the funny side. As she acted the harrowing scenes, which saw Abi gives birth to a very premature baby having not known she was pregnant, Sally was amused by the very realistic fake baby she used.

The soaps big battle for rating commences for Emmerdale and EastEnders as the new schedule begins. From Monday 7th March, Emmerdale’s air time is permanently changing from 7pm to 7.30pm, which means it will be in direct competition with EastEnders that starts at the same time on BBC One. This comes as part of a planned new restructure of the times of the ITV soaps, as Coronation Street will also shift to 8pm for an hour long episode on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd left fans concerned as he posted a snap from A&E on Friday. It has been over a month since the soap star returned to work on the popular and long-running soap after recovering from coronavirus. And there appears to be cause for concern yet again when it comes to the 34 year old's health, as he revealed he was in the hospital getting an X-ray done.Taking to his Instagram Stories, Jack, who takes on the role of David Platt on Corrie, posted a picture from the Accident and Emergency unit with the caption: "Don't have too much fun kids".

Coronation Street fans have been treated to an extra special reunion as Weatherfield favourites Katherine Kelly and Julie Hesmondhalgh met up years after they starred in the soap together. The actors, who played Becky McDonald and Hayley Cropper respectively, were all smiles as they hugged cheek to cheek for a sweet Instagram snap. Katherine, 42, shared the image of them catching up in a restaurant as she called the star, whose character was on the ITV soap for 16 years, "my favourite".

Coronation Street star Charlie De Melo has reportedly quit the ITV soap after five years.The actor has played lawyer Imran Habeeb on the cobbles since 2017.The Sun reports that the soap star has now quit his role. A source said: “Charlie’s loved his time on the soap but the time is right to try new things.

Coronation Street's real-life siblings Jack James Ryan and Rebecca Ryan are undeniably talented and they've been welcome additions to the cobbles. Jack, 25, plays bad boy Jacob Hay, and his sister Rebecca, 30, joined the cobbles in December as newcomer Lydia with the character recently causing chaos. Speaking about his sister joining the show, Jack previously said: "I've known I wanted to be an actor from a really young age.

Coronation Street fans think they have worked out Lydia Chambers' downfall after she destroyed Adam and Sarah Barlow as part of her sinister revenge plan. On Friday's episode, Lydia, who has been making Adam's life hell and scheming for weeks to get revenge, was confronted by his wife Sarah as she asked whether they were having an affair.To which Lydia, who has been creating fake evidence and clues to support her lie, pretended that she was in a relationship with Adam, leaving Sarah heartbroken.The duo were soon interrupted by the arrival of Adam to which he quickly insisted that Lydia was lying through her teeth as he chased the sinister newcomer onto the cobbles.

Coronation Street fans have been left disappointed as the ITV soap is in a schedule shake-up this week due to the football. Instead of airing at 7:30pm and 8:30pm on Monday 28 February, viewers will be able to watch the drama from the cobbles for an hour-long at 8pm to 9pm. Soap fans will miss out on their Wednesday 2 March instalment as Corrie will be replaced by the Live FA Cup Football, where Liverpool will play Norwich City.

Coronation Street actor Sam Robertson has hinted that it might be time to “hang up Adam’s suit” as he admits the show has “taken over his life.” The 36 year old actor has starred as Adam Barlow on the hit ITV soap for six consecutive years from 2016, also appearing on the show from 2004 until 2007. Sam opened up about how “tough” he has found the storylines with his on-screen wife Sarah, played by Tina O’Brien, over the past few months that have led him to wonder if he needs a break from the soap.

Coronation Street actor Joseph Owen Wandera has died at the age of 27 after “falling ill” while on holiday in Costa Rica.The actor died after having a seizure while on the trip in January this year. Joseph started his career at the MaD Theatre Company and later appeared in Coronation Street in 2018 where he played a potential buyer of Eileen Grimshaw’s car. After his appearance in the soap, the actor wrote on Twitter: “Overwhelmed with the support ...

Coronation Street fans were stunned to see soap actor Bruce Jones, who played Les Battersby, appear in an ITV documentary about the Yorkshire Ripper.The Corrie legend became caught up in the viscous murders when he found a dead body while working on an allotment in the late 1970s. Peter Sutcliffe, the notorious serial killer was only charged for a handful of his despicable murders, which ITV explored in a new documentary on Wednesday 23 February titled Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders. For the first time, the programme also linked 20 unsolved murders and attempted murders to Sutcliffe, along with the murder of 13 women and attempted murder of 7 women that he was charged with from 1975 to 1980.

Actress Jacqueline Leonard recently reprised her role as Linda Hancock in hit ITV soap Coronation Street. The soap star, 56, made a welcome return to our screens earlier this month, with Linda arriving in Weatherfield to see her grandson, Joseph Brown (William Flanagan). Her return had fans in a frenzy as they searched to find out where they recognised Jacqueline from, before uncovering her past stints on other rival soaps, including EastEnders.

Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien was beaming with pride today as she announced her daughter had landed a TV role.

Coronation Street actor Jack James Ryan revealed his secret battle with cancer as he praised his co-star Victoria Ekanoye.The 24 year old soap star has made a full recovery since being diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2017. And Jack, who has taken on some huge storylines as Jacob May in the popular ITV series since landing the coveted role last year, opened up about his cancer diagnosis as supported Victoria, who has breast cancer. When Victoria congratulated him on social media about his second stint on the soap, he replied saying: "Thanks so much Victoria, I think you're class." Jack continued: "Been so inspired by you opening up about your cancer journey and I'm sending you all the love and positive vibes.

Coronation Street icon Eileen Derbyshire landed her role as Emily Bishop on the cobbles in 1961 before she left in 2016. The legendary actress, 90, who spent 55 years in Weatherfield as Emily Bishop which made her the longest-serving female cast member in a British soap, devastated fans where she departed to travel to Peru for charity work and reunite with her nephew Spider. At the time, Kym Marsh, who plays Michelle Connor, revealed that Eileen hadn't left the show for good but had taken a sabbatical.

Coronation Street fans were devastated as Amy Barlow got spiked in grim scenes last night but some fans have said that they 'worked out' she wasn't the intended victim.