Overview
- ITV confirms the hour-long Coronation Street–Emmerdale crossover will broadcast Monday at 8pm as the on-air launch of its new weeknight ‘soap power hour’.
- Executive producer Iain MacLeod says the crossover is a standalone celebration with no plans for repeat events or an ongoing merged continuity.
- The episode centres on the aftermath of a large multi-vehicle crash, with teasers promising high stakes without revealing specific plot outcomes.
- Production involved extensive night shoots and stunt-led sequences, with director Duncan Foster describing a 14-night shoot and a planned sunrise finale.
- The special will not be released early on ITVX; the two soaps’ lead-in half-hour episodes will be available from 7am and air from 7pm before the 8pm event, and a roughly 40-strong cast includes Corrie veteran Bill Roache.