By james art The acclaimed writer has authored a number of episodes of the ITV show and its BBC rival EastEnders.
Speaking on X, formerly Twitter, Daran Little responded to a fan who was discussing the infamous tram crash scenes that aired in 2005.
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He revealed that there had been plans for another big stunt but this was called off due to concerns from bosses.
He said, “Do you want your head blown off even more?
“At one stage we were planning to flood the street – like a massive flood that killed people and made everyone sit on their roofs.”
He added: “But it was too expensive.”
do you want to blow your head even more? at one stage we planned to flood the street – like a massive flood that killed people and made everyone sit on their roofs but it was too expensive
— Daran Little (@DaranLittle) October 25, 2024
Despite the failure of this ambitious storyline, Coronation Street viewers were able to get a similar experience in 2021.
After a massive storm, a sinkhole collapse saw dozens of characters fall into the remains of the Victorian sewer beneath the streets of Weatherfield.
This led to the death of popular character Johnny Connor (Richard Hawley), who was featured on the ITV show back in 2015.
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He was later revealed to be the biological father of Carla Connor (Alison King), before suffering in heartbreaking scenes where he could be seen dying of hypothermia after climbing into the hole.
He was trying to save his wife Jenny (Sally Ann Matthews), whom he married in 2017.
Coronation Street is available to watch on ITV1 and on demand via popular streaming platform ITVX.