We need more Carry On Corrie
Veteran star Sally says soap’s lack of comic storylines has been ‘worrying’
CORONATION Street star Sally Dynevor has said she wants to see more comedy on the cobbles after a year of doom and gloom.
The long-serving cast member, 55, said it was “worrying” when the ITV soap got too dark under former boss Kate Oates. Sally, who joined Corrie in January 1986, said: “I like the mixture of dark and comedy. I think when we lose the comedy that’s the worrying time.
“Some of these stories have been absolutely amazing. But I’d have liked to see a bit more comedy if I’m absolutely honest.”
Executive producer Oates was praised for tackling tough issues but has moved on to a new job and been replaced by former Emmerdale boss Iain MacLeod.
Fans have complained about a lack of light-hearted storylines in the past year.
The soap won plaudits for tackling difficult subjects including underage grooming, gay rape and suicide.
Sally’s character Sally Metcalfe is in a big new storyline in which she is likely to be jailed. Scheming Duncan Radfield (Nicholas Gleaves) frames her after scamming her into giving him £40,000.
The actress said: “For Sally that is the worst thing, the shame of it. Just the fact that everybody on Coronation Street knows she’s gone to prison.”