Emmerdale and Coronation Street only have WEEKS left on air as ITV bosses say they will run out of episodes amid COVID-19 lockdown
Emmerdale and Coronation Street will have just weeks left on air as they begin to run out of filmed episodes, ITV bosses have revealed.
On Thursday the channel’s boss Kevin Lygo confirmed that Emmerdale will remain on screens until the end of May, while Corrie will stay on air until the end of June.
Last month both soaps cut down their weekly broadcast of episodes as they were forced to halt production due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Worrying: Emmerdale and Coronation Street will have just weeks left on air as they begin to run out of filmed episodes, ITV bosses have revealed
Speaking during an online Q and A at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Kevin revealed that are currently plans for Emmerdale to stay on air until the end of May.
The soap recently cut its weekly broadcasts from six episodes to just three to try and ration episode the cast had already filmed.
Meanwhile Coronation Street is set to finish its bank of filmed episodes at the end of June, meaning both soaps could go off-air by the summer.
Kevin confirmed that there are plans being put in place so they could resume filming of some capacity once lockdown restrictions are relaxed.
He added that it’s likely older cast members won’t return to set for sometime, saying; ‘I don’t want Ken Barlow to get sick.’