CORONATION Street's Gail Platt is set to exit the show but bosses say she won’t meet a grisly end. It was revealed last month that Helen Worth had decided to leave her role as Gail after 50 years. Coronation Street fans immediately started to speculate how ITV bosses will write her out of the soap.
But producers have now revealed it will be a departure rather than an untimely end for the mother of Sarah, Nick and David. Helen, 73, first appeared on the show in 1974 – half a century ago - and is one of the soaps longest-serving characters. Bosses at Corrie have not said when she will depart from the cobbles or how, but have assured fans that she will have a ‘happy ending’ after many years of drama.
Coronation Street's Executive Producer Iain MacLeod confirmed to the Daily Star’s Hot TV column that; “Gail won't die. It didn’t feel like killing her off would be right. "Gail’s exit is a brilliant story, I thought what do viewers want to see? “Gail has had a hard life.
She had a difficult childhood and some disastrous marriages. So, we thought what viewers really want is a happy ending for her, so that's what we're doing." As Helen prepares for her final scenes, she approves of the scriptwriter's plans for her departure.
Ian joked: "Helen loves the storyline," adding: "Recently, she described it by saying, 'It's the perfect ending for Gail', so I can sleep soundly at night. "You don't want to inflict an ending on someone after 50 years that they're not happy with.
