Corrie stars filmed scenes while tipsy during the soap’s heyday, it has been claimed.In the 1990s cast members regularly enjoyed boozy breaks at a staff bar near to the set.Author Melanie Blake was working as an extra on the show at the time and witnessed Street regulars drinking and then returning to film scenes.She said: “You could get into the bar if you knew someone.
Lynne Perrie, who played Ivy Tilsley, used to take me there and we’d get leathered together. She was wild.“She’d be dancing on the tables.
Then she’d be rowing with Liz Dawn who played Vera. They were always at each other’s throats.“A lot of the cast would get a bit merry.
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