British broadcaster ITV has suspended filming on its iconic soap opera Coronation Street as the coronavirus crisis continues to cause disruption for film and TV shoots across the UK.ITV confirmed the filming hiatus on Friday afternoon, with cast and crew in Manchester set to down tools on Monday.
The broadcaster said it is pausing to provide the team time to rewrite scripts and it will not impact Corrie’s broadcast schedule of six episodes a week.A spokeswoman said: “Coronation Street will pause filming from next Monday, 25 January for two weeks to undertake some rewriting of stories and scripts as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.“We will also be taking the opportunity to review all health and safety requirements to ensure we
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