Coronation Street legend SLAMS ITV soap amid 662 fan complaints: ‘I can’t watch that s***’
CORONATION STREET sparked complaints with its “violent” scenes earlier this month, and now one former cast member has said they can no longer watch the long-running soap.
Bruce Jones, who portrayed Les Battersby up until 2007, has said he was left horrified by the scenes involving killer Pat Phelan and Luke Britton.
The villain (played by Connor McIntyre) was seen shooting Dean Fagan’s alter ego before burning him alive, after believing he knew too much about his dealings.
Coronation Street spoilers: Bruce Jones has slammed the soap's violence
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Coronation Street spoilers: Pat was seen burning Luke alive
The violence when I was there wasn't as bad as that. I just don't know why it's gone that way
Bruce Jones
The soap star continued: “The violence when I was there wasn't as bad as that. I just don't know why it's gone that way. I can't watch it anymore because it's too violent.
"It's terrible. People said to me, ‘I’m not watching anymore’. They say to me, 'Did you watch that s*** last night?’”
Bruce went on to add: “They call it ’s***’ and I went no, I watched some of it and turned it off. It's no good complaining to me, I can't do anything,” during an interview with The Sun.
Acknowledging that Weatherfield has also had it’s fair share of grisly murders, he addressed the likes of the Richard Hillman (Brian Capron) storyline.
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Bruce stated: “That was violent but it wasn't violent like the violence is in it now.
"I don't think Coronation Street have set out to do what they're doing, they've just gone with the way the world is which Coronation Street nearly always has done.
“Coronation Street's never been violent, it's always had the comedy elements running through it - well that's not there now."
Bruce blamed the controversial plots on Corrie now being six episodes a week.
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The long-running drama’s gruesome offerings have also seen Andy Carver (Oliver Farnworth) held hostage by Pat, living in a basement for a year.
He was killed off after being forced to bump off Vinny Ashford (Ian Kelsey), despite his suggestions that his captor wouldn’t do it.
Meanwhile, Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon) was involved in a highly-acclaimed grooming storyline, which saw her gang-raped thanks to boyfriend Nathan Curtis (Christopher Harper).
Coronation Street continues tomorrow at 7.30pm on ITV.
Coronation Street legend SLAMS ITV soap amid 662 fan complaints: ‘I can’t watch that s***’
CORONATION STREET sparked complaints with its “violent” scenes earlier this month, and now one former cast member has said they can no longer watch the long-running soap.
Bruce Jones, who portrayed Les Battersby up until 2007, has said he was left horrified by the scenes involving killer Pat Phelan and Luke Britton.
The villain (played by Connor McIntyre) was seen shooting Dean Fagan’s alter ego before burning him alive, after believing he knew too much about his dealings.
Coronation Street spoilers: Bruce Jones has slammed the soap's violence
ITV
Coronation Street spoilers: Pat was seen burning Luke alive
The violence when I was there wasn't as bad as that. I just don't know why it's gone that way
Bruce Jones
The soap star continued: “The violence when I was there wasn't as bad as that. I just don't know why it's gone that way. I can't watch it anymore because it's too violent.
"It's terrible. People said to me, ‘I’m not watching anymore’. They say to me, 'Did you watch that s*** last night?’”
Bruce went on to add: “They call it ’s***’ and I went no, I watched some of it and turned it off. It's no good complaining to me, I can't do anything,” during an interview with The Sun.
Acknowledging that Weatherfield has also had it’s fair share of grisly murders, he addressed the likes of the Richard Hillman (Brian Capron) storyline.
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Mon, January 1, 2018
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Bruce stated: “That was violent but it wasn't violent like the violence is in it now.
"I don't think Coronation Street have set out to do what they're doing, they've just gone with the way the world is which Coronation Street nearly always has done.
“Coronation Street's never been violent, it's always had the comedy elements running through it - well that's not there now."
Bruce blamed the controversial plots on Corrie now being six episodes a week.
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The long-running drama’s gruesome offerings have also seen Andy Carver (Oliver Farnworth) held hostage by Pat, living in a basement for a year.
He was killed off after being forced to bump off Vinny Ashford (Ian Kelsey), despite his suggestions that his captor wouldn’t do it.
Meanwhile, Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon) was involved in a highly-acclaimed grooming storyline, which saw her gang-raped thanks to boyfriend Nathan Curtis (Christopher Harper).
Coronation Street continues tomorrow at 7.30pm on ITV.
Coronation Street legend SLAMS ITV soap amid 662 fan complaints: ‘I can’t watch that s***’
CORONATION STREET sparked complaints with its “violent” scenes earlier this month, and now one former cast member has said they can no longer watch the long-running soap.
Bruce Jones, who portrayed Les Battersby up until 2007, has said he was left horrified by the scenes involving killer Pat Phelan and Luke Britton.
The villain (played by Connor McIntyre) was seen shooting Dean Fagan’s alter ego before burning him alive, after believing he knew too much about his dealings.
Coronation Street spoilers: Bruce Jones has slammed the soap's violence
ITV
Coronation Street spoilers: Pat was seen burning Luke alive
The violence when I was there wasn't as bad as that. I just don't know why it's gone that way
Bruce Jones
The soap star continued: “The violence when I was there wasn't as bad as that. I just don't know why it's gone that way. I can't watch it anymore because it's too violent.
"It's terrible. People said to me, ‘I’m not watching anymore’. They say to me, 'Did you watch that s*** last night?’”
Bruce went on to add: “They call it ’s***’ and I went no, I watched some of it and turned it off. It's no good complaining to me, I can't do anything,” during an interview with The Sun.
Acknowledging that Weatherfield has also had it’s fair share of grisly murders, he addressed the likes of the Richard Hillman (Brian Capron) storyline.
Coronation Street spoilers and predictions for 2018
Mon, January 1, 2018
Coronation Street fans should be prepared for a dramatic 2018 in Weatherfield as a number of residents look set to leave the cobbles while others have explosive family drama ahead.
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Bruce stated: “That was violent but it wasn't violent like the violence is in it now.
"I don't think Coronation Street have set out to do what they're doing, they've just gone with the way the world is which Coronation Street nearly always has done.
“Coronation Street's never been violent, it's always had the comedy elements running through it - well that's not there now."
Bruce blamed the controversial plots on Corrie now being six episodes a week.
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The long-running drama’s gruesome offerings have also seen Andy Carver (Oliver Farnworth) held hostage by Pat, living in a basement for a year.
He was killed off after being forced to bump off Vinny Ashford (Ian Kelsey), despite his suggestions that his captor wouldn’t do it.
Meanwhile, Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon) was involved in a highly-acclaimed grooming storyline, which saw her gang-raped thanks to boyfriend Nathan Curtis (Christopher Harper).
Coronation Street continues tomorrow at 7.30pm on ITV.
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