'Corrie' filming to halt for memorial service

Filming of 'Coronation Street' is to be halted for the first time in a decade while stars are in mourning, the show confirmed today.

Mon, 16 Feb, 2009 - 11:45

Filming of 'Coronation Street' is to be halted for the first time in a decade while stars are in mourning, the show confirmed today.

The set will shut down tomorrow for the day so that staff can attend a memorial service for Sara Roache, 58, wife of Bill Roache, who plays Ken Barlow in the soap.

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Courts Entertainment Heathrow Place: Cheshire Person: Sara Roache Person: Bill Roache Person: Ken Barlow Person: Roache Person: Alf Roberts Person: Kym Marsh Person: Jamie Lomas Person: Marsh Person: Michelle Connor Person: Archie Jay Lomas Person: Bosses Person: Wanda Opalinska Person: Jack P Shepherd Person: Alison King Organisation: ITV1

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