There was a survey earlier this year which declared Weatherfield 9,200 times more dangerous than the average UK town.
The reason I mention it is that Weatherfield just got a lot more dangerous - especially for anyone who might be susceptible to dying of embarrassment.
I refer of course to Sally and Tim's sex therapy storyline, which would be squirm-inducing for most Coronation Street viewers at the best of times.
On Wednesday though, the cringe factor was almost unbearable - thanks to the writers throwing a woman from the South Weatherfield Donkey Sanctuary into the mix.
No, I didn't know there was a donkey sanctuary in Weatherfield either. Turns out there are actually two in the area. Well, technically three, if you include the Manchester United training complex in nearby Carrington.
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We should have known what was coming when Barbara the donkey sanctuary lady randomly appeared and began knocking on doors at exactly the same time the sex therapist was due at No 4.
Sure enough, Tim answered the door and we were in full Carry On Donkey mode within seconds.
It began with Barbara pointing out how most people prefer to "do it on the doorstep" (ooh-er, missus), before Tim steered us through a voyage of discomfort which took in fantasies, domination, Fifty Shades Of Grey and chocolate fingers.
The only surprise was he didn’t drop a Muffin the Mule line in.
It didn't end there either. Barbara was merely the warm-up act. Once the real sex therapist, Trina, turned up, Tim and Sally were surely not the only people clinging on to sofa cushions.
Needless to say, it was all handled beautifully by the actors involved. More importantly, childish as it was, it was exactly the kind of storyline Corrie needed after months of drudgery.
It remains to be seen if Corrie can pull off a similar feat of light and shade where Audrey's struggle with alcohol dependency is concerned.
So far, we've mainly seen the lighter side, culminating in Wednesday's slapstick cliffhanger which left Audrey trapped under the motorbike in Trim Up North.
If the next episode opens with Audrey bursting through the salon doors on the bike singing Like A (Daft) Bat Out Of Hell, we'll know which way things are heading.
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