Kate Oates will take over as Coronation Street producer in two weeks time, says the tabloids today.
And The Mirror is quoting her as saying she would like to bring back some old characters - and introduce a hunk like Poldark's Aidan Turner.
Kate is quoted in The Mirror saying: “British TV has really raised its game. There is Aidan Turner and there are a few others like him at the moment. There is a lot of talent out there and some of it is very handsome. Someone like Aidan would be brilliant. Since having time off at the beginning of the year I’ve been watching lots and lots of TV and taking it all in.”
Kate highlights Carla Connor’s rape and Sally Webster’s cancer battle as two of her all time favourite Corrie storylines. She says: “I think when Sally had cancer, that was a fascinating one simply
because of what the actress bought to it and her own perspective.
"The
character is quite spikey in places then you see that deep
vulnerability. It’s any storylines where you see layers of characters
that are brilliant.”
As well as drawing on her own life, she says she will tackle issues like extremism if it’s right for the show.
Kate says: “Everyone says am I going to shake it up? It’s such a long standing show that you have to respect what is there and it’s history. For me it’s about telling the best stories I can and using the characters the best way I can. You just want to tell the most engaging, thought provoking, heartfelt stories you can. It’s about balance the whole time.”
Here's looking forward to what the future will bring on Coronation Street with Kate Oates at the helm!
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6 comments:
No mention of humour? Oh dear.
So she said absolutely nothing that hasn't been said before. I sure hope she's everything you all are pining your hopes on...but I doubt it.
Humour? Don't hold your breath - I've seen Emmerdale!
Cull the damned cast! The most important first step.
I wonder who will get axed...characters without much air time are a good bet. Chesney? The entire Nazir clan?
I stopped watching corrie' a few years ago because I was so fed up of whining 'Simon', who never improved as a child actor despite the number of episodes he was placed in - he just kept on whining unconvincingly Ditto for Tracy Barlow.
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