British soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale are the latest major productions to have succumbed to the Coronavirus. ITV has suspended production of both shows from Monday March 23. The two shows, …
with effect from Monday 23 March,” an ITV spokeswoman said. “We’ve been doing our best to carry on filming, whilst adhering to the Government’s latest health guidelines, to ensure we’ve episodes of both soaps airing on ITV until at least the early summer.
” “However, the health and well-being of the production teams, actors, crew and their families is of paramount importance to us and we now feel that the time has come to stop filming. We’d like to thank our viewers for their support and hope they continue to enjoy both soaps in the coming months,” the spokeswoman added.
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