Coronation Street boss Stuart Blackburn on Corrie 2014

Coronation Street producer Stuart Blackburn was interviewed on ITV's This Morning, today.  There's some lovely clips from the show in the video interview and in a nutshell, here's what he said...

He talked about the public reaction to Hayley's upcoming death, her right-to-die story and the responsibility of ITV to get this story right. "It would be an insut to anyone out there who's going through this, for us to rush the storyline," he said.

On the move from Quay Street to Media City, he says: "I've never seen the cast and crew so happy!" and talks about the small but subtle changes that viewers will see on screen. "We had to do the move to future-proof the show," he said.

David Platt's return to the nasty side was touched on and the transformation of David and Kylie getting back together while Nick and Leanne's relationship look to be hitting the rocks.

Will Becky be returning for Hayley's funeral? "We're gutted, absolutely gutted" says Stuart. "No, Becky won't be coming back."

Humour versus drama needs a good balance, he say and hinted at "loads coming up with Steve, Lloyd and Andrea - proper, belly-laugh stuff."

Any big stunts coming up? No stunts, he says, but Tina's exit will be spectacular, when they kill her off later this year.

Watch the interview here.

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