Coronation Street bosses have strongly denied reports that they have been developing a storyline which would see a Muslim character turn extremist.
The Sun stated that the plot line had been ‘confirmed’ and that casting would take place for a character that would be involved in the shocking storyline, which would have inevitably caused serious controversy, particularly in the wake of the recent attacks in Paris.
But, when contacted by Metro.co.uk, a spokesperson for the show denied that any such storyline was planned, saying: ‘There are absolutely no plans to introduce a Muslim extremist or radicalisation storyline into Coronation Street.’
A show source also explained that while the idea had once… Read the full story