Super soap week on the cobbles of Coronation Street always promises to be full of drama and this year was no exception. Medical Hire were delighted to be involved, providing medical props and hospital equipment to help make the scenes true to life.
This year’s super soap week saw a number of long-running storylines intertwined to create some very exciting scenes. Abi’s attempted revenge attack on Corey, drug-dealer Harvey’s escape from a prison van, and the further collapse of the Platt’s unfixed sink hole, all left waves of devastation in their wake.
The first Coronation Street residents to be left with their lives hanging in the balance were the Alahan family. After setting off for a few days away, their car was struck off the road by the prison van that Harvey had been plotting his escape from. As smoke started to envelop the car, Dev helped Asha get out, but unbeknown to Dev, Aadi was trapped inside and couldn’t get himself out. Just as Dev and Asha got a safe distance away, the car exploded with Aadi still trapped inside. But thanks to the speedy response of the emergency services, he was quickly rescued and taken to hospital for emergency treatment, and soon made a full recovery.
The second set of Corrie residents left with devastating news were Nick and Leanne and Nick’s son Sam. After escaping the prison van and hot footing it back to Coronation Street, drug-dealer Harvey was determined to get his revenge on Leanne for testifying against him. Harvey stumbled across the gun that Abi had thrown away after threatening to kill Corey and made his way to Nick and Leanne’s flat. He fired the gun at a figure he thought was Leanne trying to escape, but it was later discovered that the person who Harvey had shot was Natasha, young Sam’s mother. Natasha was quickly taken to hospital and underwent emergency surgery, but she sadly passed away the next day.
For the scenes with Aadi and Natasha in hospital, Medical Hire provided a range of hospital props and medical equipment to dress the set. Medical machines including a ventilator and vital signs monitor were in operation, along with a simulator helping to portray real-life scenes.
Syringe drips and drivers, plus a wide range of accessories and consumables were also supplied, ensuring that every detail was accurately applied to the hospital set for filming.
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