UPSET Coronation Street viewers complained to Ofcom after Ken's dog Eccles was put to sleep in heartbreaking scenes. The devastating scenes proved too much to take for some fans of the show who wrote into the regulatory authority.
Eccles, the former pup of legendary Blanche Hunt, had been in the show for more than 14 years. When Blanche died, her son-in-law Ken Barlow took the dog on as a companion.
But after years of loyalty, last night's episode saw Emma Brooker left dog-sitting when Eccles became seriously ill. Hairdresser Emma rushed the Border Terrier to the vet to receive the heartbreaking news that she was suffering from a tumour.
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