Coronation Street and Emmerdale to crossover for first time ever in history-making episode | Soaps
For the first time ever, Coronation Street and Emmerdale will join forces for an almighty crossover episode that will air in the New Year.
ITV’s flagship soaps have announced the one-off special edition to mark a new broadcast pattern that will launch in 2026.
It was announced earlier this year that both serial dramas will air in what has been dubbed as a ‘power hour’ from 8pm, Monday to Friday. Ultimately it means that both shows will lose a half an hour episode per week.
This event is the first time that soap worlds have collided in an official capacity – though we have seen small crossovers for Children in Need and to highlight climate change in the past.
Producers have confirmed that the episode will be marked in ‘spectacular style’, with production teams from Leeds and Trafford working together to achieve an ‘ambitious’ stunt’ that will have ‘everlasting consequences’ for the communities of Weatherfield and Emmerdale.
An ‘ingenious’ way of merging the two has been devised by those behind the scenes, although it’s understood that the characters will then return to their respective environments after the ep.
The high-stakes drama will subsequently have huge repercussions for everyone involved in the time following.
It has also been revealed today that the audience will have a chance to determine a key part of the episode – which two characters get to meet and interact in a scene!
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This follows on from a hugely successful initiative that the BBC launched in February, where fans were able to decide which fella Denise Fox (Diane Parish) took home with her.
Details of Corrie and Emmerdale’s crossover vote will be launched on Instagram and TikTok next month.
The decision to change the schedule followed intense research into how viewers consume the dramas.
ITV found that more people tuned into 30-minute episodes throughout 2024, with the shorter timeframe being more easy to consume.
Despite this, over 8 million people continue to enjoy the shows each week.
Both soaps will continue to air first on ITVX from 7am each day.
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