A special episode of Coronation Street airing this coming week takes us right into the heart of Theo Silverton ( James Cartwright )’s abusive treatment of his partner Todd Grimshaw ( Gareth Pierce ), as we see events unfold through camera footage from CCTV, police body cams and a camera Todd has hidden for his own protection.

Gareth Pierce told us it was a challenge to film, but the end result is powerful and disturbing.

‘The first few days were like we were filming something that felt like Corrie, but in a format that was new to us all,’ he reflected.

‘It has the style of an episode of 24 Hours In Police Custody. I think I anticipated it might feel like we were watching Corrie characters through a haze, a slight step further back from the action, but it actually has the

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