'Coronation Street' bosses consulted with Manchester police over the Frank Foster murder storyline in order to make it accurate
'Coronation Street' bosses consulted with police over the Frank Foster murder storyline. Producers at the ITV1 show were so determined the scenes involving suspects being questioned over the brutal murder of the businessman - who raped his former fiancee Carla Connor - were realistic that they asked officers at Manchester's Criminal investigation Department [CID] to look over the script and make recommendations A source told The Sun newspaper: "This is such a big storyline that we wanted to make sure that every little detail was spot on, so we have taken advice from the experts. "Obviously these scripts are closely guarded so we've sworn the police to secrecy." A 'Coronation Street' spokesman added: "We always work closely with experts in… (more)