Coronation Street Cull: Producers Apologise For Derrick Bird And Raoul Moat Plots
CORONATION Street is to maim and kill cast members in a tram crash that has no resemblance to the Derrick Bird nor Raoul Moat stories. It’s not easy to find ways of kill people that will have not reflect on the greater world and necessitate a health warning:
“If you have been affected by actors pretending to be hurt in a plastic and foam street, we urge you to seek urgent medical help and know that the sweet old lady Judy Jones is played by hard-nosed bitch of an actress who if you met and ever listened to one of the bitter gin-soaked rants you’d be glad was dead.”
Option one was to go for Norris Cole to turn into a jihadi. He’d start stocking up the sweetshop with copies of the Anarchist Cook Book and ordering lots of chapatti flour from Dev’s mini-mart.
The publicist thought it was too much like real life and complaints were made. One other option was for one of Steve’s cab drivers to go berserk. But again, there were letters and the publicist as forced to go on Radio 2 to defend the show; but not on Newsnight, which was disappointing.
Lastly, if you have been upset about this report, contacts 0800INSTITUION and press option ‘3’. The producers would like you to know that any similarity to real life is purely accidental.
Posted: 8th, July 2010 | In: TV & Radio Comment (1) | TrackBack | Permalink
