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A LAKE District tourist attraction is to be featured in a dramatic episode of Coronation Street.

The popular soap's characters Maria and Liam get into trouble in the mountains in two action-packed episodes to be shown on Friday (Jan 4) and Sunday (Jan 6) at 7.30pm on ITV.

The cliffhanger scenes were filmed for nine days at Honister Slate Mine.

Owner Mark Weir worked alongside Corrie bosses to help them film around Fleetwith Pike - a sheer 2,100ft mountain which is part of the Victorian mine workings at the tourist attraction.

The episodes involve the couple getting into difficulty when their pet dog Ozzy goes missing and the elements take a turn for the worst. The episode builds to an exciting climax as Liam attempts to rescue the dog from a cliff face hundreds of feet up and then falls 200ft.

Mr Weir said the dramatic storyline could work wonders for promoting safety on the fells in 2008.

12:27pm Tuesday 1st January 2008

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