Ben Price: 'Corrie live ep felt so real'

Coronation Street star Ben Price has admitted that he felt genuinely emotional as he performed his scenes in last night's live episode.

In yesterday evening's special 50th anniversary broadcast, the actor's character Nick Tilsley emerged from the wreckage of The Joinery following the tragic death of Ashley Peacock (Steven Arnold) in the destroyed building.

Subsequent scenes saw Nick go for a check-up at the hospital, where he soon faced fresh heartbreak with the discovery that his secret lover Leanne Battersby planned to marry seriously-ill Peter Barlow at his bedside.

Speaking of the live transmission, Price commented: "I remember thinking as it was about to start, 'Oh s**t this is landmark television!'

"Once it started I was so immersed in it, it was like really being there. The [tram] crash was so real and I really felt the loss of Steven Arnold when we talked about the fact that Ashley had died."

Last night's live episode also saw Molly Dobbs pass away, while Peter's future is currently uncertain after he flatlined in a dramatic cliffhanger.

A double bill of Coronation Street airs at 7.30pm and 8.30pm tonight, when the fates of more characters are expected to become clear.