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Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd begged writers to change final Helen Worth scene as Gail’s exit looms

As Helen Worth's Coronation Street exit is quickly approaching, it turns out Jack P Shepherd actually got bosses to write an extra scene.

Jack P Shepherd, who plays her on screen son, David Platt has revealed that he actually got the writers to change Helen’s final scene. Gail Platt’s Coronation Street exit is looming (Credit: ITV) It’s believed that originally her whole on-screen family were not scheduled to be a part of her last day of filming. Initially Helen’s final scene was only with Jack and Julia (Credit: ITV / YouTube) The close bond between the Platt’s seem to be off-screen as much as it is on-screen.

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