A Coronation Street writer has revealed how show bosses scrapped a massive stunt over budget concerns.

The well-known writer has penned a number of episodes of the ITV show and its BBC rival EastEnders.

Speaking on X, formerly Twitter, Daran Little replied to a fan who was discussing the infamous tram crash scenes which aired in 2005.

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He revealed that there had been plans for another major stunt but that this was scrapped over concerns from bosses.

He said: "You wanna blow your mind further?

"At one stage we planned to flood the street – like a massive flood that killed people and had everyone sat on their roofs."

He added: "But it was way too expensive."

Despite this ambitious storyline falling through, Coronation Street viewers were able to get a similar experience in 2021.

Following a massive storm, a sinkhole collapse saw dozens of characters fall into the remains of the Victorian sewers underneath the streets of Weatherfield.

This led to the death of the popular character Johnny Connor (Richard Hawley) who was introduced to the ITV show all the way back in 2015.

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He was later revealed to be the biological father of Carla Connor (Alison King) before suffering in heartbreaking scenes where he could be seen dying from hypothermia after climbing into the sinkhole.

He had been trying to save his wife Jenny (Sally Ann Matthews) who he married in 2017.

Coronation Street is available to watch on ITV1 and on-demand via the popular streaming platform ITVX.