Coronation Street boss avoiding ‘dark’ Christmas as he teases ‘silly’ episode

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Coronation Street won’t be sticking to the classic “dark and gothic” tropes like many other soaps this Christmas, an ITV producer has said.The popular ITV soap is thought to be pushing more “heartwarming and joyous” themes for this year’s Christmas special to bring the community together again for the festive celebration.While many soaps including Emmerdale and EastEnders plan for a dramatic and dark turn, the festive feature will be seeing a more lighthearted episode as they introduce the return to a “community-focused” style on the cobbles.This will mean that characters will be able to stand in closer proximity to each other as it was filmed when restrictions were eased on social distancing for the actors.Now, the programme’s producer has.