Bosses on Coronation Street have begun revealing details about one of the most beloved characters on the show.
Gail Platt won’t be eliminated when she exits the show, it has been announced.
The 73-year-old actress Helen Worth, who portrays the beloved character, will depart the ITV soap opera this year after serving as a regular since her 1974 debut. It has now been disclosed by show executives that Gail will have a “happy ending” when she departs Weatherfield.
Iain MacLeod, executive producer, reportedly stated in the Daily Star’s Hot TV column: “Gail won’t die. It didn’t seem appropriate to kill her off. Gail’s departure is a wonderful tale. ‘What do the viewers want to see?’ I wondered.
“Gail has had a hard life. She had a difficult childhood and she disastrous marriages. So, we though what viewers really want is a happy ending for her, so that what we’re doing.”
The soap boss said Helen – who is due to start filming her final scenes in the coming weeks – had given the exit storyline her seal of approval.BHe continued: “Helen loves the storyline.”
She recently said, ‘It’s the perfect finish for Gail,’ so I can now sleep at night. You do not want to force someone to accept an unhappy ending after fifty years of marriage.”
Iain hinted that the character’s exit from Weatherfield will come as a huge shock to her family, which includes son David (Jack P. Shepherd) and daughter Sarah (Tina O’Brien).
“The happy ending for Gil will be part of a lot of other drama for the rest of the Platt family,” he clarified. It will set off a furious drama full of twists and betrayals. Something will be left behind by her departure.”
Following Helen’s announcement last month that she would be leaving the cobbles before the end of 2024, the executives of the soap opera disclosed that Gail would “bid farewell to Weatherfield in a major storyline for the Platt family”.
According to her remark, “I made the decision at the start of the year and spoke to the producers who were very kind and understanding.” I consider myself extremely fortunate to have worked with outstanding performers, directors, and crew members, as well as to have consistently been offered the most amazing scripts.”
“The past 50 years have flown by and I don’t think the fact that I am leaving has quite sunk in yet.”
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