US EditionCoronation Street and Emmerdale Crossover Name Revealed as ITV Share Exciting Update - Liverpool Echo
The crossover episode 'Corriedale' will launch ITV’s new weekday soap power hour featuring back-to-back 30-minute episodes to boost viewership and engagement.
- On October 3, 2025, ITV confirmed filming has begun on Corriedale, the one-off Coronation Street–Emmerdale crossover, with crews working at Leeds and Manchester sites.
- Following audience research, ITV is adopting a new soap power hour with Emmerdale at 8pm and Coronation Street at 8.30pm featuring 30-minute episodes from January.
- ITV framed the episode as a large-scale stunt and said production teams have "embarked on an ambitious stunt that will have everlasting consequences for everyone involved," while Iain Macleod, ITV Executive Producer for Continuing Drama, noted a "massive buzz around both the Leeds and Manchester sites."
- As filming starts, both soaps have reached 350 million streams on ITVX in 2025, and Corriedale will air on ITV, STV, ITVX and YouTube to expand platform reach.
- Subtle hints dropped in recent episodes and a wanted poster in Weatherfield police station appear to point to Emmerdale's John Sugden, while cameras started rolling in late September and producers keep details secret.
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Coronation Street and Emmerdale crossover event gets title confirmed as production begins on "mind-blowing" stunt episode
Production has officially begun on the Coronation Street and Emmerdale crossover episode, in what has been aptly named Corriedale.This crossover marks the first time the two ITV soaps have come together in such a way, and will see the residents of Weatherfield join forces with their Yorkshire neighbours in an action-packed hour of drama.Corriedale will air on ITV, STV, ITVX and YouTube in early 2026, welcoming in the start of the new soap "power…
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Title revealed for Coronation Street and Emmerdale crossover set to air in 2026
The Coronation Street and Emmerdale crossover episode that will air in 2026 on ITV has been revealed to be called 'Corriedale'.
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The Independent (US)Corriedale: Coronation Street and Emmerdale announce ambitious crossover episode
‘Corriedale’ will see the worlds of the two soaps merge for the first time
Coronation Street and Emmerdale crossover name revealed as ITV share exciting update - Liverpool Echo
The worlds of Coronation Street and Emmerdale will come together for the first time in a special crossover episode which is set to broadcast on ITV1 early next year
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