'Coronation Street' Former Writer Sally Wainwright Pans Sensationalist Storylines For 'Ravaging' Long-Running Characters

Ex-'Corrie' Writer Criticises Sensationalist Storylines

Former ‘Coronation Street’ writer Sally Wainwright has criticised the current state of the soap, claiming that writers are forced to come up with sensationalist plots because it’s on so many times a week.

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Sally, who penned ‘Happy Valley’ and ‘Last Tango In Halifax’, has accused the soap of “ravaging” its long-running characters by involving them in absurd plot lines.

Sally Wainwright

Before leaving the soap in her 30s, Sally worked on ‘Corrie’ at a time when it aired just three times a week, but has admitted that she doesn’t keep up with it now.

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