Pub summons 'confuses Corrie cast'

Coronation Street bosses left the soap's cast baffled after ordering them to attend a group bonding session in a pub, a report has claimed.

The show's stars were summoned to Manchester's Barca bar just days after Weatherfield regular Sue Cleaver (Eileen Grimshaw) pleaded guilty to a drink driving charge, according to the Daily Star.

It is thought that Cleaver was not present for the meeting, but those who did turn up included Bill Roache (Ken Barlow), Kym Marsh (Michelle Connor), Julie Hesmondhalgh (Hayley Cropper), Jennie McAlpine (Fiz Stape) and Helen Worth (Gail McIntyre) among others.

Sources say that most of the cast left quickly and all of those who were driving stuck to soft drinks during their stay.

Reflecting on the meeting, one insider commented: "It seems strange after everything that has gone on. Everyone was on their best behaviour. Most of us reckon it was a bit of a test. If it was, we all passed."

At the weekend, reports claimed that the serial's cast had been told to behave or face the sack.