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Monday, January 11 2010, 13:35 GMT
By Daniel Kilkelly, Entertainment Reporter
Coronation Street legend Blanche Hunt is to get an on-screen send-off after the much-loved character passes away, it has been announced.
Producers' plans for Blanche had remained uncertain after actress Maggie Jones, who played the Weatherfield battleaxe from 1974, died last month following a period of ill health.
Speaking on This Morning today, the soap's leading producer Kim Crowther confirmed that Blanche will get an on-screen funeral later this year. The occasion will see the comeback of Kate Ford in the role of Blanche's twisted granddaughter Tracy Barlow.
Crowther explained: "Blanche's death seemed the perfect opportunity to introduce [Tracy] back to the show, as she is released from prison especially to attend the funeral and allowed say goodbye to her grandmother. This won't be the last we see of Tracy though - she is set to share a cell with a well-known character - who could it be?"
Blanche's absence from screens has so far been explained by an extended break in Portugal with a friend.
Jones's funeral took place at a church in London on December 15.
Monday, January 11 2010, 14:24 GMT
By Daniel Kilkelly, Entertainment Reporter
Coronation Street's leading producer Kim Crowther has revealed that viewers can expect a number of "hard-hitting" storylines to air this year.
In an interview with This Morning, Crowther promised that fans would not be disappointed with what is in store for the soap's 50th year on screens.
She explained: "As usual, Corrie will feature some core characters at the centre of the show with some hard-hitting storylines. Lots of the storylines will intertwine, which is something Corrie is very good at. The viewers are in for a treat on our special 50th anniversary year."
Crowther went on to name Peter Barlow, played by Chris Gascoyne, as one character who will face turmoil in 2010, leading to a custody battle for his son Simon (Alex Bain).
"Peter has a lot of demons to fight this year," she confirmed. "He will continue struggling with his alcoholism, but I can reveal that Simon will be taken away from Peter and be placed in the care of grandfather, George. The big question is, will Peter ever get Simon back?"
Last year, Crowther announced that she was to step down from her position on the Weatherfield drama. She will bow out in the second half of the year and be replaced by former Doctor Who series producer Phil Collinson.
Return of celebrity skating contest Dancing on Ice draws 8.9 million viewers, while Wild At Heart pulls in 7.8 million
Dancing on Ice: Sinitta was voted off. Photograph: Ken McKay/Rex Features
The launch of series five of Dancing on Ice drew almost 9 million viewers to ITV1 last night, Sunday 10 January.
The talent show â whose celebrity lineup includes Sharron Davies, Bobby Davro and Tana Ramsay â attracted an average of 8.9 million viewers and a 30% share between 6.45pm and 8.30pm, according to unofficial overnight figures.
This was up 500,000 viewers on last year's series opener, although down two share points, reflecting high audience numbers across the board because the current spate of freezing weather kept people indoors.
Last night's audience peaked at 9.5 million between 7.45pm and 8.15pm, while share remained at 32% in the hour from 7pm.
The results show at 9.30pm â in which Sinitta was voted off â drew 7.6 million viewers and a 27% share over half an hour.
In between, African-set drama Wild At Heart returned with a strong audience of 7.8 million viewers and a 26% share.
The three shows put ITV1 comfortably ahead in the ratings, although it was a reasonably good night for BBC1 too.
A new series of period drama Lark Rise to Candleford pulled in 6.8 million viewers and a 23% share in the 8pm hour.
This followed a strong run of ratings, starting with 6.7 million viewers and a 28% share for the BBC news at 5.30pm.
Countryfile pulled in 6.2 million viewers and a 24% share in the 6pm hour, while Antiques Roadshow drew 6.6 million and 23% an hour later.
Detective drama Wallander, starring Kenneth Branagh, picked up 5.1 million viewers and a 19% share over 90 minutes from 9pm, down 300,000 viewers and one share point on last week.
Channel 4's best showing was for Celebrity Big Brother, which drew 2.7 million viewers and a 9% share in the 9pm hour, and another 587,000 an hour later on digital catchup service Channel 4 +1.
However, this was less than half the 5.8 million and 21% that tuned in for the show's launch night the same time the week before.
BBC2's coverage of the British Darts Organisation darts final averaged 3.1 million viewers and an 11% share between 5.45pm and 8.30pm, peaking at 4 million and 13% in the last quarter hour as Martin Adams clinched victory against Dave Chisnall.
A compilation of clips from the last series of Top Gear drew 3 million viewers and a 10% share at 8.30pm, while the documentary the Conspiracy Files: Osama Bin Laden â Dead Or Alive? pulled in 1.8 million and 7% an hour later.
Channel Five's top audience of the night was for the Ice Cube comedy Are We There Yet?, which drew 1.3 million viewers and a 5% share between 5.30pm and 7.25pm.
BBC3's vampire drama Being Human returned for its second series with 1.41 million viewers, a 5.4% share of multichannel homes in the hour from 9.30pm.
It benefited from following the animated film The Incredibles, which drew 1.1 million viewers and a 3.7% share from 7.40pm to 9.30pm.
Looks like we have some interesting storylines coming up to celebrate the 50th Anniversary. 
I could of done without all this extra stress, it is difficult trying to find a bungalow to let, for an elderly lady. Hope your asthma eases soon. .
DarloboyTuesday, January 12 2010, 12:18 GMT
By Kris Green, Soaps Editor and Daniel Kilkelly, Entertainment Reporter
Coronation Street's forthcoming child disappearance plot "bears absolutely no resemblance" to the Madeleine McCann tragedy three years ago, a show source has confirmed to Digital Spy.
Earlier today, it emerged that Peter Barlow's (Chris Gascoyne) 6-year-old son Simon, played by Alex Bain, will go missing in Blackpool later this year, sparking fears that he has been snatched.
The incident will occur when Simon's grandfather George (Anthony Valentine) takes him on holiday to the seaside resort after becoming convinced that his alcoholic father Peter is an unfit parent.
However, while taking a stroll on Blackpool promenade, George and his wife Eve (Sabina Franklyn) take their eyes off Simon for a short amount of time and soon discover that he has vanished. Police are then called to investigate the matter.
A tabloid newspaper today compared the storyline to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, who vanished from a holiday apartment in the Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz in May 2007 while her parents dined at a nearby restaurant.
However, a Coronation Street source this morning told DS: "The upcoming Barlow story bears no resemblance whatsoever to the Madeleine McCann tragedy three years ago.
"The viewer will see Simon walk off on his own and there is a big search for him which is obviously distressing for his family - but the situation is resolved quite quickly."
At the time of the McCann incident, producers at the ITV soap took the decision to drop its baby abduction plot, which would have seen Freddie Peacock snatched from the family home by Claire and Ashley's mentally unstable friend Casey Carswell.
Following a review, show bosses rewrote and re-filmed some aspects of the story in order not to distress the McCann family. The resulting rewrite saw baby Freddie go missing following a fire at the Peacocks' and later turn up at the local park.
The Weatherfield source added: "It was the right decision three years ago not to run with the Peacock storyline because it was so similar to those events in Portugal."
Several weeks after Madeleine's disappearance, BBC soap EastEnders decided to pull its baby abduction story, opting to "substantially rewrite" and re-film the climax to the penultimate chapter of Dawn Swann and Dr May Wright's story.
The plot would have seen May run off with Dawn's baby shortly after her birth. Instead, May tried and failed to persuade Dawn to hand over the newborn before being arrested and ultimately sectioned.
Coronation Street actress Kym Marsh has come to the rescue of a puppy named Oliver after seeing an appeal for him to be re-homed on the TV programme This Morning.
Kym fell in love with Oliver, whoâs a twelve-week-old retriever cross, the minute she spotted him on the show which was featuring dogs abandoned over the Christmas period. Kym said âI was off work and we were watching the show and I felt so sorry for all the dogs, but little Oliver walked on and looked so chilled in the studio, he just melted our heartsâ. Oliver was found in a box by the bins outside a pet shop in Surrey just after Christmas and was taken to Chobhamâs Millbrook Animal Centre.
There's trouble ahead for Gail, but then again, when isn't there?
Not only is it rumoured that she'll go to prison after being falsely accused of murdering Joe next month, but The Daily Star reports today that Gail will be banned from attending Joe's funeral.
The paper says that fans will see Joe, who married Gail on Corrie last week, get killed while out sailing on Lake Windermere after a plan to fake his own death backfires. Not only do the cops think Gail's done her husband in as part of an insurance scam but even Tina tells Gail: âI think youâre lying about how my dad died. I think youâre playing games with the police and with me, so I donât want you at his funeral. You stay away.â Oh dear.
Sources claimed that ITV chairman Archie Norman is in talks with Media-CityUK about a possible move to the ÂĢ600m development in Salford Quays.
The proposals would see the cobbled streets of Weatherfield demolished and rebuilt at the new location.
MediaCityUK chairman Bryan Gray told Media Guardian: "We've offered space to ITV. They have a particular requirement, ie, Coronation Street. We've offered them a package.
"We had some quite detailed discussions but they came to a halt with the management of ITV changing.
"Since the appointment of Archie Norman as chairman and John Cresswell as acting chief executive, we've started discussions with ITV again."
ITV bosses have insisted that the Corrie set will not be torn down.
A spokesman told the Daily Star: "The Peel Group has been in contact with ITV and discussions have taken place. But Coronation Street will not be demolished."
And Stephen is so nasty about her. I don't think he liked the way she stood up to him. Good for her to have the courage to do so, when she was right. From what I have seen, Nicola hasn.t moaned or had a bad word to say about anyone.Hi everyone,
I hope you're all coping with the snow. It'll take me till the weekend tp catch up with events on the Hicky thread. Get Well Soon to those not feeling too good.
Good evening all. 
Thinks he may of accidently binned it. I dont think that has happened since we first met back in the Chantelle days. but fun too. Hicky
