CORONATION Street’s iconic Rovers Return could be closed for only the third time in its history when the soap restarts filming.
Producers want the ITV show, which stopped production last month, to reflect the real struggles of the coronavirus crisis. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates One idea discussed by scriptwriters is having the boozer locked up and with Covid-19 notices on it.
The Rovers was previously closed in 1986 and 2013 when storylines involved it being gutted by fires. A telly source said: “Producers think it would be slightly weird not to at least acknowledge the huge disruption the crisis has caused. “How much it is acknowledged will all depend on when cast and crew are allowed back on set.
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