Here's a pic of the Corrie cast in this year's panto taken from The Lancashire Telegraph. It's the first time a panto production has graced the soap since 1975 when Deirdre Barlow played Cinderella and of course Betty played the fairy.
Says 89 year old Betty Driver whose character reprised the fairy this time round too. "I think my dress was a lot nicer this time around. It was fabulous with a gold bodice, a tiara and a magic wand. Last time I looked a swine. The dress was all white and very virginal.
"This time I got a throne to sit on too and they threw sparkle all over me - I was finding it in all sorts of peculiar places afterwards.
"We did it in the Rovers, so it was quite a tight squeeze. But the young ones in the show are such a great bunch and we all have such a good time."
The panto will be aired on Christmas Eve episode of Coronation Street.
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