Fern Britton tells Coronation Street to ditch the dark storylines and makes a 'Save Our Corrie' plea to ITV
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Fern Britton has urged ITV to ditch the dark storylines on Coronation Street.
The presenter spoke after the latest controversial plot in which Josh Tucker (Ryan Clayton) spiked David Platt (Jack P Shepherd) on Friday before sexually assaulting him.
The scenes aired before the 9pm watershed and while the attack was not shown, Ofcom got 120 complaints.
Fern, 60, said: “Not witnessing the horror/degradation/shame/pain of sexual abuse is worse than seeing it. Unsuitable for pre-watershed. Save our Corrie.”
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After highlighting a raft of dark storylines, she added: “I want fun and laughter, love and heartbreak The writing, the performances are top-notch. But is it Corrie?”
Fern previously blasted the soap over killer Pat Phelan, saying it was “too grim and just not right”.
But Corrie boss Kate Oates defended the dark storylines, saying the show is in “great health”.
Asked if it was deliberately trying to shock, she said: “We’re doing it because we’re a drama.”