Jack P Shepherd films final Coronation Street scenes before coronavirus lockdown as David Platt fights thugs in the park
JACK P Shepherd has filmed his final scenes of Coronation Street before a coronavirus lockdown.
The soap made the decision to suspend filming in a bid to protect all those involved from catching the deadly bug.
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The actor, who plays David Platt on the show, was seen filming scenes with a group of thugs in a park.
All seem fine and dandy at first when as the hairdresser seemed to be taking a simple stroll in the fresh air.
The gang looked menacing as David approached and proceeded to have a conversation.
Things soon turned nasty as David bizarrely wrestled one of the boys off their bikes, throwing him to the ground and also appeared to aggressively toss the bike to the ground as well.
This infuriated the gang members who initially looked confused as to what was going on.
One of Corrie's most iconic and longest-serving characters ran for his life before they could even think about getting revenge.
It seems as though he got away from the group, but that doesn't mean it is over, as it wouldn't be a surprise to see the gang turn up on the street out for David's blood in the near future.
It is remains unclear why David has turned vigilante and chose to provoke this group of thugs, but hopefully the storyline can be completed sooner rather than later.
Despite efforts to remain onscreen until the summer, channel bosses took the decision to pull production.
Soap stars have been told not to come in for work from tomorrow as drastic measures are taken to stop the spread of the deadly bug.
A spokesman told The Sun: “ITV has sadly taken the decision to suspend production of the soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale with effect from Monday 23 March.
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Jack is well prepared for a coronavirus lockdown, as he bought a whopping 12 bottles of wine.
He headed to a giant supermarket to pick up some supplies on Thursday but found it rammed to the rafters with panic-buyers.
The star visited a Marks and Spencer and was able to buy his essentials...a freshly baked loaf of bread, 12 bottles of red wine, teabags, toothpaste and shower gel.
He captioned one of his Instagram videos: "How we spend our days now."