Coronation Street fans were shocked at this week's news that next month the soap watched by generations of Kiwis is taking a great leap forward - a leap of 18 months in fact, so viewers in Aotearoa will see episodes screened here only a week after they go to air in the UK. Catch-up episodes on TVNZ will screen at 1pm Monday to Friday for viewers who want to follow the existing 2016 storylines. A fervent fan of Coro, Simon Morris, (RNZ film reviewer and presenter of At the Movies, and Standing Room Only producer) isn't best pleased.
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