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Coronation Street film heartbreaking scenes for Paul Foreman's funeral as Billy Mayhew and cast arrive at church


Paul (Peter Ash) was diagnosed with diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease last April with fans of the soap watching him deteriorate.

The Coronation Street cast were seen on set filming heartbreaking scenes for Paul Foreman's funeral in Manchester on Tuesday (Daniel Brocklebank pictured as Billy Mayhew) Billy was joined by Weatherfield legends Kirk Sutherland (Andy Whyment), Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin), Chesney Brown (Sam Aston) and David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) for the scenes. 'One thing we were keen to show in this episode is that due to motor neurone disease, Paul's speech has now deteriorated to the point where he is unable to speak to his loved ones unaided by technology, that while brilliant, can be slow and restrictive.'

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