The death of a beloved Coronation Street character has left residents in mourning as the shock funeral scenes have been revealed.

Weatherfield will face tragedy as it emerged terminally ill character Paul Foreman, played by Peter Ash, will die following a devastating battle with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). 

New pictures showed the heartbroken cast gathered to pay tribute at the funeral of Paul, who will reportedly pass away in just a matter of weeks.

Residents were pictured on set filming the funeral episode on location at a church in Manchester, close to where the ITV soap is filmed. 

Paul’s on-screen husband Billy Mayhew, played by Daniel Brocklebank, was also in attendance, alongside his foster daughter Summer Spellman, played by Harriett Bibby. 

It’s not known if Billy will be leading the funeral service, as he was pictured dressed in his full vicar regalia.

Paul’s family, including mum Bernie (Jane Hazelgrove) and sister Gemma Winter ( Dolly-Rose Campbell ), were also pictured on set, and walked around the set with their arms linked. Policeman Kit Green, who has only just been unveiled as Paul’s long-lost brother, was also at the funeral, as well as Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin), Chesney Brown (Sam Aston), David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) and Aadi Alahan (Adam Hussain). While the storyline was bleak, the cast members were seen laughing and joking in between takes, with Channique Sterling-Brown (Dee-Dee Bailey) soaking up the glorious sunshine.

Paul is set to face hardship before his untimely death, as he’s informed by an occupational therapist that the stairlift is too dangerous to use, leaving him housebound. In emotional scenes, Billy takes his husband out one last time to enjoy his favourite things, before he’s prevented from leaving the flat in the safety of his wheelchair.

“I think what Billy is realising, as I think most people should, in life, generally anyway, is that actually the small things are the biggest. You don’t need grand gestures or expensive gifts, it is in the detail, the little things that matter the most,” Daniel told Digital Spy about the heartbreaking scenes. “So I think it is absolutely about them just trying to utilise any bit of joy, squeeze any last bit of joy out of any little moment that they can.”

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Source: Tampa Bay Times