Coronation Street's 50th anniversary schedules were thrown into turmoil yesterday when the temporary tram crash scenery began to wobble ahead of a tear-jerking death scene.
Filming was halted as one of the shows biggest characters waited for their last tragic scenes.
A source said: "The lighting was attached to scaffolding but it got overloaded. There was a danger of the actor being crushed to death. Fortunately it was spotted in time."
Characters tipped to go in the crash include Janice Battersby, Rita Sullivan, Ashley Peacock, John Stape and dog Schmeichel.
oooh.. wonder which character was filming their death scenes?
one of the shows biggest characters... Who do you all think it was?