Fire on the streets of Weatherfield!

The first shots of the Coronation Street fire that will take down the Rovers Return have been unveiled.
The blaze can be seen glowing over the roofs of the famous terraced houses as the scene is filmed for the explosive episode.
The heated storyline will see the death of Sunita Alahan played by Shobna Gulati.

Fire on the streets of Weatherfield! The Rovers Return goes up in flames new Corrie scenes

However, the fallen character is suspected to be the arsonist after her sordid affair with Karl Munro comes to an end.

Karl - played by John Michie -  is the ex-partner of Stella Price, the landlord of the famous public house.
Show insiders have revealed that key characters will risk their lives trying to save those trapped inside as the iconic Street pub is left 'utterly devastated'.

Landmark: The Rovers Return is one of the most famous pubs in British television

Hellish: The blaze can be seen glowing over roofs of the famous terraced houses as the scene is filmed for the explosive episode.

Aerial view: A shot of the Manchester skyline shows the fire engulfing the Rovers Return

Blazing inferno: Stella Price can be seen being rescued from the pub by locals who rest a ladder up against the wall to retrieve her from the burning building 

Another Price to get a shock, will be Stella's mother Gloria who finds out her wealthy lover is secretly married.
Coronation Street's Gloria Price will be left stunned when she discovers her late wealthy lover had a secret wife.
Sue Johnston returns to the role, and finds herself confronted with rug seller Eric Babbage's estranged wife Dorris who arrives to claim her inheritance.
In scenes to be screened in March, Gloria is seen saying: 'Eric was honest with me. He never even mentioned you. I can't believe this. Why didn't you get a divorce?'

Night shot: The stars of the ITV1 soap were hard at work shooting the action-packed scenes on Wednesday night

Upcoming drama: The scenes will be screened on the soap in March

Fallen: The heated storyline will see the death of Sunita Alahan played by Shobna Gulati.

Culprit: Sunita is suspected to be the arsonist after her sordid affair with Karl Munro comes to an end

To which Dorris replies: 'He was too tight for that. He thought I would cop for the lot if we got a divorce. Which is just as well now he's gone to that great vinyl flooring warehouse in the sky because I'll cop the lot anyway.'
Johnson returns to the show 30 years after she played the minor role of bookmaker's wife Mrs Chadwick, who is very different from the characters she played in Brookside and The Royle Family.
'She's very straight-talking and just doesn't care what she says and to whom she says it,' the actress said, 'she's the sort of person who takes pride in shooting from the hip. It never wins her any friends but she's clearly not bothered about that.'
'She wastes no time in ruffling feathers when she arrives in Weatherfield, which she thinks is a dump. As well as being blunt to the point of rudeness, she's also a terrible flirt which is terrific fun and a great combination to play.' Johnson continued.

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