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Coronation Street Casts Brookside’s Sarah White as Divorce Mediator

Her upcoming appearances underscore producers’ strategy of blending legacy casting with a heated domestic drama.

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Overview

  • Sarah White is currently filming her brief role as a mediator in the acrimonious divorce between Theo and Danielle Silverton, with scenes due to air later this year.
  • White rose to prominence as Bev Dixon on Brookside for a decade until the soap’s cancellation in 2003.
  • Her credits since then include appearances in the TV series Doctors and the critically acclaimed film God’s Own Country.
  • Details of her new character beyond the mediator role are being withheld to preserve viewer intrigue.
  • Introducing a mediator signals an escalation in Coronation Street’s exploration of faith, sexuality and conversion therapy themes in Theo’s divorce storyline.