Having been on air for 64 years, Coronation Street is the longest-running soap in the world – and it turns out it has a pice of fanfic worthy of that legacy.

One devoted fan has created an astonishing 475-chapter fan fiction masterpiece based on the ITV soap.

As reported by The Mirror, it clocks up an incredible 1,087,882 words, the weighty tome is even longer than the Bible, which is more than 700,000 words.

Titled Carla’s Angels (Part Two), it focuses on factory boss Carla Connor, who has been played by actress Alison King since 2006.

It is published on the website fanfiction.net, which is a giant online library of fiction penned by fans of films and TV shows. 

The story – penned by the anonymous user CorrieFan23 – is in good company too, as there are more than 1,300 pieces of Coronation Street fanfic on the site.  

Meanwhile the author of Carla’s fanfic will undoubtedly be pleased to hear the character has a central role to Corrie’s festive storylines this year.

New spoilers have revealed how she and girlfriend Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers) have a rocky festive period ahead of them, having made their relationship official in recent scenes. 

Carla decides it is time to announce to the Underworld staff that they are an item, but Lisa is left mortified when Betsy makes a sarcastic comment.

But disaster strikes for the Swains when a pipe later bursts in their flat, leaving the place flooded and Carla invites them to stay with her.

On New Year’s Eve, as the countdown to midnight begins in the Rovers, Carla tells Lisa that she loves her – but how will Lisa respond?

The next day, things take a horrifying turn for the couple when Carla is rushed to hospital with suspected sepsis – will she be ok?

Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 or stream first from 7am on ITVX.