Coronation Street: crossed wires over cross

(Sorry, I know I promised no more wedding stuff, but...) The furore about Corrie crew concealing a cross in the church at Molly and Tyrone's wedding (which we told you about here) rumbles on and on.

But it was all a misunderstanding, according to a Coronation Street spokesperson, who said, "A member of crew knew that they were dressing the set with candles and flowers and knew this would obstruct the view of the cross. A member of church staff was asked if the cross could be moved. When she asked why they wanted it moving, she was told that Coronation Street didn't want to cause offence to anyone when the scenes were shown. It now transpires that she took this to mean that production felt people would be offended by seeing the cross - when in fact they were concerned that the props were blocking the view of the cross."

I just had a look at it again - and props were still blocking the view of the cross, though you can see it peeking out from behind some candles.