Coronation Street fans slam soap’s hospital scenes as they spot ‘unrealistic’ trend – but did you notice?
CORONATION Street fans are slamming the ITV soap after they’ve spotted the same “unrealistic” blunder yet again.
Many Weatherfield residents have been making trips to the hospital recently and in each scene viewers have spotted the same unlikely scenario.
Soap fans have pointed out that it’s completely unrealistic for the patients to always have a room or ward for themselves.
Earlier this month, Corrie revealed that Cait Fitton’s Lauren Bolton was alive and heavily pregnant with Joel’s (Calum Lill) baby after she was thought to be dead.
The situation began heating up in last night’s episode.
After discovering a terrified Lauren is pregnant, Dee-Dee (Channique Sterling Brown) insists on taking her to the hospital to be checked out, believing she’d be safe there.
However, evil predator Joel is soon also in the know, thanks to his unsuspecting fiancée, Dee-Dee.
The episode took a dramatic turn, but soap fans were too focused on the fact that Lauren was completely alone in the hospital ward to concentrate on the drama.
Fans slammed ITV for its “unrealistic” scenes, knowing that this would never happen in a real NHS hospital.
Viewers flocked to X, formerly Twitter, to point out this recurring issue.
“Corrie, not many sick folk in Weatherfield hospitals,” one viewer said.
While another pointed out how unlikely Lauren would be to have a room to herself in real-life. “Private side room in the hospital again ffs,” the scoffed. (sic)
A third moaned: “An empty maternity ward except for Lauren? Do me a favour!”
“Yet there she is. Propped up in her hospital bed. On a completely empty silent maternity ward. Because that’s realistic isn’t it?” agreed a fourth.
Knowing how busy hospitals in England can get, a fifth viewer commented: “I’m surprised people get a bed. Apparently, the corridors are overflowing with customers. Warrington is hardly flash. I’m thinking this show might contain a lot of fibs?”
Coronation Street's 2024 shock exits
Corrie has said goodbye to several cast members this year. Let's break down who's left the famous soap:
Eliza Woodrow (Savannah Kunyo) has said farewell to Corrie to start a new life in Germany.
The youngster moved to live with her dad Dom Everett, who went back on the £10,000 bribe Eliza’s grandfather Stu had offered to keep him out of her life.
Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) will bow out of the soap this summer when he loses his fight with motor neurone disease (MND) in tragic scenes.
After being diagnosed last year, the fan favourite was devastated to learn he only had months left to live.
Viewers know he is planning to take his own life to end his suffering.
Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) departed the cobbles after being offered the opportunity of a lifetime to study in America.
Though she struggled to decide with her stepdad Paul’s impending death from MND, she was convinced she had to live her life to the full.
Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) has struggled with the sudden departure of his father Peter from the cobbles.
The Weatherfield legend left his family and loved ones behind on Boxing Day, 2023, when his wife Carla Connor encouraged him to travel around the world with a friend.
Simon’s been on a downward spiral ever since and his exit could end in tragedy.
Alya Nazir is set to leave the cobbles as actress Sair Khan prepares to go on maternity leave ahead of the birth of her first child.
It looks likely she’ll be heading to Dublin after securing a lucrative new job, leaving her colleague and fling Adam Barlow behind.
Show stalwart Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen Grimshaw, is taking a break to star in the Sister Act The Musical UK tour. She will be back filming in May once her dates on the tour come to an end.
Her character left the Street after her son Jason broke his back after falling off a moped in Asia.
Soap fans took a real issue with the fact Joel was able to get to Lauren while she was in the hospital and no one else was around.
“People are lined up in corridors in our hospitals, and he’s able to get a ‘private’ chat with her. Keep it real Corrie or don’t bother!,” they criticised.
The solo hospital stays seem to be a recurring theme on Coronation Street, too.
When Roy Cropper (David Neilson) ended up in the hospital after a massive heart attack earlier this month, he also found himself waking up in a private room.