Fate of Corrie favourites in the balance after tram crash

Much-loved characters lie motionless amid the rubble after a tram crashes on to Coronation Street next week, leaving viewers to wonder who will survive the devastation.

The soap’s 50th anniversary celebrations kick off on Monday night, when an explosion in The Joinery bar causes a Weatherfield tram to plummet off the viaduct on to the cobbles below.