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Coronation Street Unveils Platt Family’s Open-Plan No.8 with Ironing Board in Plain Sight

Rosie emphasises a design that combines industrial style with family heirlooms in the newly rebuilt home

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Overview

  • Set designers rebuilt No.8 over three months following Max Turner’s deliberate arson that voided the insurance payout
  • Max Turner received a six-and-a-half-year prison sentence for the fire aimed at funding David Platt’s debts
  • Audrey relocated to a custom annex complete with her recliner, a new front door and a portrait of her late husband Alf
  • Production designer Rosie incorporated personal touches for the Platt family and their dog alongside a contemporary breakfast bar and convertible pool table
  • Viewers praised the modern aesthetic on ITV’s Instagram and debated the decision to leave an ironing board visible in the sitting room