Have-a-go golden girls from Sussex hit the headlines when they disarmed a gunman who tried to hijack their car in France.
Now soap opera Coronation Street has mirrored their tale in its latest storyline by having a man pull a gun during Rita Sullivan's birthday outing.
Did the Street pinch the real-life story idea from the trio of Sussex oldies?
We don't know for certain but soap opera script writers can be slippery customers.
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