By 'eck it's cold! Coronation Street's Alison King and Chris Gascoyne

There is the age-old saying 'it's grim up North', but today it just seems to be cold - if the cast of Coronation Street are to be judged as a living barometer.
After a week of seasonably spring-like weather, the mercury has taken a slight dip back towards winter in Manchester and the cast of the long running soap have been seen wrapping up for some on-location filming.
Soap stars Carla Connor and Peter Barlow were seen braving the elements on Friday afternoon as they filmed a scene outside a garage in the northern city.

Cold for Carla: Alison King, who plays Miss Connor, tries to keep warm while on location in Manchester for Coronation Street on Friday

While exact details of the scene are unclear, the pair were said to encounter Rob Donovan (played by Marc Baylis) as they filmed and three got involved in a scripted argument.

Brunette babe Alison King, 40, - who plays Carla in the soap - looked especially chilly as she wore a thick jacket and hugged a pink hot water bottle while outside.
Co-star Chris Gascoyne, 45, - who plays Peter - also hugged a hottie, although this one had the added warmth and softness by being covered in a fur-like case.

Warm comfort: Chris Gascoyne hugs his fake-fur covered hot water bottle between takes

Tea... : The on-screen lovers try to keep warm with some hot drinks as they take a break from filming

...and capes: Alison drapes a cape over her shoulders as she tries different ways to generate some extra heat

With the weather overcast in the area, slight rain, and temperatures keeping below double figures, it's no wonder the TV stars were struggling to keep warm.
Staff were on hand to provide hot cups of tea to keep the pair warm between takes as filming went on into the afternoon.
A source for ITV told MailOnline that Carla and Peter will have big storylines in the summer - when scenes filmed currently will air - but kept tight lipped about exact details.
Meanwhile, cast members came under fire this week from show bosses as a clampdown on tweets by the stars from the set was issued.

The Uggs are off! The actress had to take off her warm shoes once filming got underway, but kept her hot water bottle close for when the director called 'cut'

'The Twitter stuff has been getting out of hand recently, with people posting all kinds of photos which could be detrimental to the show,' a show source said this week after an image of the newly re-built Rovers Return was leaked on the social networking site.
'The bosses would rather people didn't know what the Rovers looks like ahead of time, and these snaps clearly blew that.'
The clampdown was issued after Simon Gregson, who plays Steve McDonald in the soap, tweeted a picture of Alison along with Kym Lomas (Michelle Connor) and Craig Charles (Lloyd Mullaney) from inside the set of the iconic pub.

I'm a celebrity... Get me out of here! Alison makes a dash for a well heated car at the end of filming