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Courteeners split up 'Coronation Street' couple

The Courteeners
Pic: Tim Cochrane

The Courteeners Pic: Tim Cochrane

Manchester band involved in commotion on the cobbles

The Courteeners are involved in a forthcoming 'Coronation Street' storyline that will see two of the soap's residents split up.

According to The Sun jealous soap opera character David Platt hacks into his girlfriend Tina McIntyre's emails after he hears she's been chatting to an ex-boyfriend online.

He then discovers that the Manchester rockers, who are often heard playing in the programme's Rovers Return pub, garage and kebab shop, are Tina's favourite band, and tries to win her back by buying tickets to see them live.

The pair split up, however, when David's devious behaviour is eventually revealed.

The Courteeners-based storyline is set to unfold throughout this week's episodes of the ITV show.

The band's frontman Liam Fray told NME.COM: "'Corrie' is real institution isn't it? So we're proud to get a mention in it, proper impressed. I just wish they'd bring the ghost of Ivy Tilsley (famous character from the 70s and 80s) back."



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ben_taylor79 

Aug 5, 2008

bloody hell you ar scraping the barrell with articles like this!

willhay 

Aug 5, 2008

Is this true? I love Corrie. Real characters with plenty of brilliant lines - bit like The Courteeners really! Can't wait to see them at Shepherd's Bush, I'm down the front for both nights xxx

KoL1000 

Aug 5, 2008

surely the threat of being taken to a courteeners gig is the very thing to make you run a mile from a loved one.

kim08 

Aug 12, 2008

haha, i actually saw that episode and heard 'cavorting' in the background. mint! x

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