Coronation Street will address the coronavirus crisis when filming on the soap resumes.
“The Coronation Street that we love is the one that reflects modern Britain, albeit in a more heightened way sometimes,” he said.
ITV was forced to suspend production on Coronation Street and Emmerdale in March due to safety concerns around the virus.
“It just felt that if there were to be no coronavirus in Coronation Street, it would stop being a reflection of modern Britain and would instead be a parallel fantasy land.