McAlpine: 'Corrie Christmas is dramatic'

Jennie McAlpine has revealed that Coronation Street fans can expect a mix of dramatic moments and humour in the soap's Christmas episodes.

The 25-year-old actress, who plays newlywed Fiz Stape in the Weatherfield drama, told RTÉ that the cast are "in the middle" of filming the festive instalments at the moment.

She continued: "What can I say? It is dramatic, really dramatic, but I think it's going to be really, really traditional Corrie, in that there's real high drama over the Christmas, but then real farcical comedy as well. Christmas Eve is very funny."

McAlpine added that she is proud of how the programme's Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien) plotline reaches its conclusion over the coming weeks.

Discussing the murderous businessman's fate, she said: "That actually gets really interesting. Definitely watch that space because it involves so many people. It's really one to watch."