Seagulls have foiled plans for a 'Coronation Street' set relocation.
The ITV soap was due to relocate from Manchester to Salford - as bosses were worried it has become too tatty for filming in High Definition (HD) - but actor Craig Gazey said a group of seagulls forced the plans to be scrapped.
Craig - who plays butcher's assistant Graeme Proctor in the show - told Manchester radio station Key 103: "I heard they were going to take it to Salford Quays, but someone mentioned the seagulls. "Because it's based in Greater Manchester, Weatherfield can't suddenly have seagulls, because obviously we film outside - we can't have, like, 'All right Ken' and then seagull noises."
The actor said ITV producers were now in the process of finding another location to shoot the soap, which has used the same exterior set since it was built in 1982.
Craig - nominated for the Best Newcomer gong at the National Television Awards tonight (20.01.10) - added bosses are particularly keen to update the exterior set for the switch to HD.
He added: "I don't know how they're going to deal with that. We do need a new Street because as we're going into HD it's going to look absolutely rubbish on there."
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