Coronation Street 'has 20 episodes left' as final air date revealed
They're running out very fast...
Author: Eden-Olivia LordPublished 20th May 2020
Coronation Street bosses have already cut down to three episodes a week due to the outbreak of Coronavirus, but now it's been reported that they only have 20 episodes left.
Colson Smith (aka Craig Tinker) and Alan Halsall (aka Tyrone Dobbs) on set
According to soap website Eastieoaks, the long-running soap only had 21 episodes left - but following last night's episodes that means there's only 20 remaining.
This isn't the first time there's been speculation that episodes will run out in the summer.
Andy Whyment, aka Kirk Sutherland, previously explained, "We worked up until the Friday when Boris Johnson closed all the pubs and clubs.
“We had a schedule to work until the following Thursday then on the Sunday we got an email saying they were standing everyone down. It was the right thing to do."
Check out all of next week's Corrie spoilers:
Returning from his run, David is out of breath and Gail worries he's pushing himself too hard, but when he hears that Shona is planning to visit Clayton in prison he heads straight back out on another run.
Coronation Street 'has 20 episodes left' as final air date revealed
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Tearing a strip off the head, Dev says that Aadi was only defending his sister and the school needs a proper policy on online bullying.
Returning from his run, David is out of breath and Gail worries he's pushing himself too hard, but when he hears that Shona is planning to visit Clayton in prison he heads straight back out on another run.
Over at the playground, David runs into a group of kids on bikes and, adrenaline pumping and looking for a fix, decides to start on them.
Purposefully shoving one off them off the bike and stamping on it, David is prepared when the group gives chase but soon he finds himself cornered.
Readying himself to get beaten up, Craig Tinker pulls up in his police car and the youths scatter. David is released without charge and promises Craig he's learned his lesson.
Meanwhile, Shona goes ahead with her visit to see Clayton in prison along with her social worker, but it's soon clear she doesn't remember him.
As they chat, Clayton does his best to poison Shona's mind against David and her social worker listens on, unable to intervene.
Hearing that Shona is returning to Weatherfield, Sarah vows to do what she can to help David and begs Shona to give him another chance.
Later on, David breaks the news that Shona is coming to visit Gail and Sarah but doesn't want to see him, so he makes himself scarce.
When Shona arrives, she's clearly confused and disoriented and doesn't recognise Harry at all, but when she offers to help make tea she instinctively knows where the tea bags are.
Later on, as Sarah and Gail discuss Shona's progress, Shona listens on upset. Soon she heads outside to the garden but when Gail goes to find her she's nowhere to be seen...
Elsewhere, Gemma is coy about showing Chesney her vlog and refuses to post it after the incident with the turnstile. Later on, Chesney is using Gemma's laptop when he stumbles across the video.
Reading the comments on Gemma's first upload, Chesney is thrilled and begs Gemma to keep making videos because she's clearly helping other women by speaking out.
At the hospital, Steve and Leanne are braced for bad news but nothing prepares them for hearing that Oliver may have suffered brain damage and might not ever fully recover.
Things seem bleak, but when Oliver calls Leanne 'mum' she is heartened and hopeful for a recovery, but Steve and Nick mask their concern.
Dev is still wrapped up in the incident with Asha at school and has researched an article about 'image management' that he shows Asha.
But Asha is desperate for him to drop it and move on. Later when Dev is called in to the school after Aadi gets into a fight, Dev is having none of it.
Tearing a strip off the head, Dev says that Aadi was only defending his sister and the school needs a proper policy on online bullying.
Returning from his run, David is out of breath and Gail worries he's pushing himself too hard, but when he hears that Shona is planning to visit Clayton in prison he heads straight back out on another run.
Over at the playground, David runs into a group of kids on bikes and, adrenaline pumping and looking for a fix, decides to start on them.
Purposefully shoving one off them off the bike and stamping on it, David is prepared when the group gives chase but soon he finds himself cornered.
Readying himself to get beaten up, Craig Tinker pulls up in his police car and the youths scatter. David is released without charge and promises Craig he's learned his lesson.
Meanwhile, Shona goes ahead with her visit to see Clayton in prison along with her social worker, but it's soon clear she doesn't remember him.
As they chat, Clayton does his best to poison Shona's mind against David and her social worker listens on, unable to intervene.
Hearing that Shona is returning to Weatherfield, Sarah vows to do what she can to help David and begs Shona to give him another chance.
Later on, David breaks the news that Shona is coming to visit Gail and Sarah but doesn't want to see him, so he makes himself scarce.
When Shona arrives, she's clearly confused and disoriented and doesn't recognise Harry at all, but when she offers to help make tea she instinctively knows where the tea bags are.
Later on, as Sarah and Gail discuss Shona's progress, Shona listens on upset. Soon she heads outside to the garden but when Gail goes to find her she's nowhere to be seen...
Elsewhere, Gemma is coy about showing Chesney her vlog and refuses to post it after the incident with the turnstile. Later on, Chesney is using Gemma's laptop when he stumbles across the video.
Reading the comments on Gemma's first upload, Chesney is thrilled and begs Gemma to keep making videos because she's clearly helping other women by speaking out.
At the hospital, Steve and Leanne are braced for bad news but nothing prepares them for hearing that Oliver may have suffered brain damage and might not ever fully recover.
Things seem bleak, but when Oliver calls Leanne 'mum' she is heartened and hopeful for a recovery, but Steve and Nick mask their concern.
Dev is still wrapped up in the incident with Asha at school and has researched an article about 'image management' that he shows Asha.
But Asha is desperate for him to drop it and move on. Later when Dev is called in to the school after Aadi gets into a fight, Dev is having none of it.
Tearing a strip off the head, Dev says that Aadi was only defending his sister and the school needs a proper policy on online bullying.
It's not yet known when lockdown will end but it has been reported that cast members over 70 could be BANNED from set.
“It’s a huge risk to remove some of Corrie’s biggest stars, but far riskier to allow them on set,” said a source.
“In one respect, it’s much simpler to focus on the storylines involving younger actors for whom returning to filming is less of a risk.
"But it’s also a nightmare for the producers because an unusually large chunk of the show’s cast are elderly and many of them had ongoing storylines sketched out for them months in advance."
Hopefully things will get back to normal soon because in December Corrie will celebrate its 60th anniversary.
