By Jake Kanter
22.03.2020 - 18:01 / deadline.com
By Peter White
International Co-Editor
British soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale are the latest major productions to have succumbed to the Coronavirus.
ITV has suspended production of both shows from Monday March 23. The two shows, which film in Manchester, England, are the latest titles to have been affected by the global pandemic.
Both shows run relatively day-and-date with the UK on U.S. streamer BritBox.
This comes days after ITV changed its schedule to spread out the number of
By Jake Kanter
Coronation Street has recast the character of Aadi Alahan after the actor playing him left the show to focus on his A-levels.
Sally Dynevor has said she misses filming Coronation Street and being around the cast and crew while the show is on hiatus.
Sally Dynevor is known for her upbeat, positive attitude - and today was no different as she opened up about how she believes the country will pull together during and after coronavirus.
“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.
Top British soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale are among the last British TV shows to be shut down by coronavirus.
ITV is following in the footsteps of other soaps including Eastenders as they announced they are suspending filming of two of their biggest shows.
Leading British commercial broadcaster ITV has halted production on two of its most popular scripted shows – soaps “Coronation Street” and “Emmerdale” – due to the coronavirus crisis.
It’s unlikely that we’ll see some of our favourite Coronation street stars on our screens for a while as the Coronavirus pandemic continues to affect countries around the world.
Transmission of ITV's flagship soaps has been dramatically reduced amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.