Coronation Street star William Roache has spoken about having to film a fight scene with his real-life son James for the soap.
The actor, who plays Ken Barlow on the soap, was offered a stuntman for the scenes, but declined as he wanted them to be as realistic as possible
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The fight occurs after Ken discovers that his grandson James - played by James Roache - has taken out loans against his home. As Ken tries to call the police, James hits him and leaves him semi-conscious on the floor.
Roache told The People: "If you are going to do a fight you've got to go for it. And if James is pulling me back it makes it better if I fight back properly - you get a much more realistic scene.
"And so he really did grapple with me. In fact I actually told him to go in harder and be a bit rougher with me. I can't bear fight scenes where people hold back.
"I may be 79, but what's an age? It's how you feel that counts. I'm still fit. The stunt coordinator made it very safe. There was padding in the area where I was going to be thrown and I was falling onto boxes covered in rubber matting, so I had no worries about throwing myself into it completely."
His son James added: "I was shocked when I first heard about the storyline. The fact that you are being very antagonistic to your own father does make you feel a bit uncomfortable."
