Coronation Street and Emmerdale could be off screens by summer as filming stops

Coronation Street bosses were quick to act before the coronavirus lockdown caused the set to close, by rewriting storylines and filming last minute scenes. Lindsay Williams, a story producer on the ITV soap, said that just before filming was halted to reduce the spread of COVID-19, writers who normally plan out storylines six months in advance had to work fast to change scripts and the crew and cast were all hands on deck for filming.

Coronation Street and Emmerdale are just two of the soaps which have been affected by the current outbreak of COVID-19.

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.

Coronation Street and Emmerdale fans can expect less of their favourite soaps as ITV bosses have made the decision to reduce amount of weekly episodes.

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.

ITV has suspended filming on Coronation Street and Emmerdale due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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.