Soap fans were left in limbo as Corrie, Emmerdale and Eastenders were pulled off the air following Prince Philip’s death. Both the BBC and ITV pushed back their planned shows to dedicate the air time to the news of the Duke’s sad passing instead.
Philip slipped away weeks before his hundredth birthday and a royal gun salute to mark his life was also televised across British TV stations.
Those on tenterhooks waiting to see what happens next with Peter and Carla or, spoiler alert, Kim Tate’s new medical drama are out of luck for the rest of the weekend and it has not gone down well with fans. ‘I understand that Prince Philip has sadly passed away but that doesn’t mean we have to go out without Coronation Street or Emmerdale,’ bemoaned one
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