Coronation Street live episode: When is it going to be on TV?
CORONATION STREET fans will be excited to hear that the date for the live episode marking the soap's 60th anniversary has been revealed.
The date of the Coronation Street live episode has been revealed
The hour-long special will on Wednesday September, 23 and work is already underway on the explosive episode. The cast have already had a read-through and rehearsals have started.
Pictures from the read through were shared on the Coronation Street Instagram page as show the cast hardhat work going through the script next to the set of the Bistro.
Last week fans were given a taster of what to expect when a teaser trailer was released showing Weatherfield's bad boy Callum Logan (Sean Ward) chasing David Platt (Jack P Shepherd) through the streets.
David ended up meeting up with Kylie Platt (Paula Lane) and Sarah-Louise Platt (Tina O'Brien) as the trio were chased to the edge of a gaping crater by the drug dealer.
The Coronation Street live episode is going to focus on the Platts and Callum, who is trying to extort £20,000 from them. While that tense stand-off may be the main storyline driving the episode, audiences will also see Andrea Beckett (Hayley Tamaddon) and Lloyd Mullaney's (Craig Charles) leaving do.
Then there will be Roy Cropper's (David Neilson) 60th birthday celebrations and burgeoning relationship with Cathy Matthews (Melanie Hill).
As well as new romances being blossoming, the illicit kiss between Sally Webster (Sally Dynevor) and her ex-husband Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) is set to be unearthed by Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine).
Trailer- Nowhere Left To Run - Coronation Street
The Kabin paper boy announces the air date of the Coronation Street live episode
But that's not all. Following the broadcast of the episode there is going to be a special programme on ITV2 featuring behind-the-scenes gossip and interviews with the show's stars.
The cast are going going to have a fortnight to prepare for the live episode before they have to perform in front of the nation in real time.
The Coronation Street live episode will be on ITV on Wednesday September, 23 at 7.30pm