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.
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23.03.2020 - 12:17 / breakingnews.ie
The number of Emmerdale episodes to air each week has been reduced by ITV to keep the soap on air until “at least the early summer”.
The broadcaster has already suspended filming on the Yorkshire-based soap and Coronation Street because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
Emmerdale will now air three times a week – on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
The change, from next week, “to Emmerdale’s transmission pattern will ensure we have episodes of both soaps airing on ITV until at least the
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