Coronation Street 50th: 40 stars miss Inside Soap awards due to tram crash filming
 

A thread for all the things associated with the anniversary :]
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On a fateful December night, a tram is nearing Coronation Street, as it does, the viaduct will give way sending the tram careering through the historic street


Who will survive?
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Looks like this is from the 50th cast photo
http://twitpic.com/1z8did

50th Events

• Florizel Street - BBC Four
• Corrie - Theatre Production

rofl at not Photogenic

lol xD

Press release coming midday

Something coming up on This Morning...

OMFG I CANT WAIT :D xD

Sounds like the opening might have just been for this year

We are preparing for the biggest stunt we have ever staged here at Corrie, as our show's 50th anniversary approaches.

Disaster will strike on the cobbles as the viaduct near the Kabin collapses sending a tram careering off the bridge and onto the Street.

Coronation Street will never be the same again as much-loved people are killed and injured and the community is left reeling by the devastating effects of the tragedy.

To ensure the crash is as sensational as possible, special effects experts are being brought in.

Our producers are keeping the exact details of the special week of episodes, building up to the anniversary on 9 December, under wraps, even going to the lengths of issuing alternative scripts.

Not even our cast and crew know which residents will die and the drama will continue into 2011 as the people of Weatherfield come to terms with the tragedy and the dramatic twists and turns that follow.

Our Corrie producer Phil Collinson said: “As we celebrate the show reaching such an incredible milestone it feels fitting that we will be screening an event of this magnitude which will affect the lives of all the residents of Coronation Street. We’ll be using all the wonders of modern television production to bring you a disaster that will rock the lives of everyone in Weatherfield. At the heart of the drama though will be ordinary people on an ordinary street battling adversity – the template for the programme created by Tony Warren 50 years ago.”

The image of the tram going across the viaduct at the Corner Shop end of the street has been an integral part of the opening titles of Corrie for the past 9 years.

All 60 cast members will be involved in the episodes

wow should be good

It will deffo top EE's 25th xD

Phil says all sorts of modern tech will be used, the episodes will be spread out across the week

The Rovers will become a shelter for survivors

omg im trying to think who will be involved and where the viaduct is near

Well the tram will apparently crash right through the street, meaning its likely, the untouched part of the street will be damaged by it, Rita is most likely going to be killed off, as she lives right next to it

Sounds amazing! I wonder who will be killed? :o

Whatever happened to street parties as a celebration? :rolleyes:

Can't wait.. I will start watching Corrie again when this happens.. and Tracey is back :love:

By the way.. who died in that factory fire? lol

its near the 2 shops 'the new factory' which could open up lots of people in that area the pub is the other end of street so dont think that will be touched

I can see the tram either going down the middle of the street, or going right through the Corner Shop

We shall see Chewy :p
It will be epic though.

A ginger falling off a roof vs. A tram coming off the tracks and destroying half the set...hmmmm :hugesmile:

Big stunts don't always equal quality, it'll take more then special effects to top EE's anniversary I think as the Archie storyline was one of the best EE stories in years.

It's all about the quality of the drama rather then the explosions.

OMG This is going to be epic!! :D

Stunt wise I didn't think it would get much better after siege week!!

I know the EE vs Corrie battles can be very tiresome:p.

Will be exciting though:D.

I was only having a laugh anyway Dezzy :p

This should be really dramatic