ITV BOSSES are calling for potential Coronation Street writers to join the ailing soap amid fan fury over its storylines.
Execs working on the long-running show have put a call out for fresh new talent to pen its upcoming plots.
Paid up to £56,000, the selected writer will need to have a “keen passion for Corrie” and create dynamic and compelling storylines.
The job advert states: “You will also liaise with the Series Producers and Story Producer to ensure creative coherence between story and script departments.”
ITV add that the candidate will need to be able to write scripts that resonate with Corrie’s audience.
Just this month long-term viewers of the show branded its current storylines ‘grim and depressing’ and said there was ‘no enjoyment’ in tuning in.
It comes after Coronation Street bosses are set to offer the cast short contracts sparking fears further cast culls will be made.
At the start of the year The Sun told how telly production costs and a fall in advertising has put the future of the UK’s most-watched soap at risk.
One tough decision, that has infuriated show stars, is a decision to slash the number of established characters in scenes taking place in the iconic Rovers Return pub.
Every time they appear they are due a per-episode fee, which can mount up for actors on lucrative deals.
Sue Cleaver, Charlotte Jordan and Shelley King are among the fan-favourites who have quit the cobbles so far this year.
To combat falling ratings, Corrie has signed three new hunks with a Hollywood actor, a star of the Archers and a major recast.
The ITV soap is bringing in three characters to shake up the cobbles in a series of explosive storylines.
After almost 40 years of being mentioned on the cobbles, Carl Webster will make his first appearance – and he’s being played by a Hollywood star.
Brit actor Jonathan Howard, who has appeared in Thor: The Dark World, Downton Abbey and Godzilla King of the Monsters, will take the role of Kevin and Debbie Webster’s younger brother.
The Bailey family will also welcome back son James – but this time with a new face.
Actor Nathan Graham has been replaced with newcomer Jason Callender taking over the role.
Rounding out a trio of new faces is James Cartwright, who will play Theo Silverton.
𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 “𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 & 𝑾𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆: 𝒇𝙞𝒍𝙢𝒔𝙥𝒐𝙞𝒍𝙚𝒓𝙨.𝙞𝒏𝙛𝒐” 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧-𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞𝐬.
