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British television soap crossover episode

Corriedale is an upcoming crossover episode between two British soaps, Coronation Street and Emmerdale, which is scheduled to be broadcast on ITV1 at 8pm on 5 January 2026.^[1]

Crossover references and episodes involving soaps have previously been featured on British television, with the Channel 4 series Brookside and Hollyoaks frequently referencing each other, but both Coronation Street and Emmerdale have also been involved in crossover projects. In November 2010, a charity crossover episode featuring characters from both Coronation Street and BBC One soap EastEnders, titled East Street, was aired as part of that year‘s Children in Need telethon, while in November 2021, characters in Casualty, Coronation Street, Doctors, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Holby City and Hollyoaks made references to each other during a special week of episodes.^[2]

Plans for a one hour crossover episode involving Coronation Street and Emmerdale were first announced by ITV in May 2025 to coincide with a new scheduling pattern for both series.^[3][4] In October, ITV announced that production on the one-off episode had begun in September,^[5] and confirmed Corriedale as the episode’s title.^[6] Both soaps also began to include references to each other’s storylines in episodes, with an example including a wanted poster giving details of the Emmerdale character John Sugden (played by Oliver Farnworth) appearing in a scene set at a police station in an episode of Coronation Street that aired in September.^[2] A trailer was released in early December showing a multiple-vehicle collision,^[7] with a second trailer released two weeks later. At the same time, ITV confirmed that the episode would not be made available on ITVX prior to its transmission.^[8] On 16 December it was announced that an audience of cast members from both soaps had attended an advanced showing of the episode at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire.^[9][10]

On 11 December, ITV published its television listings for the first week of January 2026,^[11] and confirmed the episode will air on ITV1 at 8pm on 5 January.^[12] It will be preceded by individual episodes of each soap, both of which will be available prior to their transmission through ITVX as usual. The launch coincides with ITV’s new soap “power hour” which will see both series air for 30 minutes each between 8pm and 9pm on weekdays.^[9][13]

Several characters from both series are involved in a multiple-vehicle collision.

On 21 November 2025, it was announced on This Morning that viewers would be able to vote for one of four combinations of Coronation Street and Emmerdale characters to interact during the Corriedale special: Alison King (Carla Connor in Coronation Street) and Emma Atkins (Charity Dingle in Emmerdale), Kate Ford (Tracy McDonald in Coronation Street) and Michael Parr (Ross Barton in Emmerdale), David Neilson (Roy Cropper in Coronation Street) and Nicola Wheeler (Nicola King in Emmerdale), or Andy Whyment (Kirk Sutherland in Coronation Street) and James Hooton (Sam Dingle in Emmerdale).^[14] Voting is expected to open on 1 January 2026.^[15] On 16 December 2025, ITV announced the full cast list expected to appear in the episode.^[16] ITV also announced that Olivia Frances-Brown had joined the cast for the special episode as Jodie,^[17] but gave no further details as to how her character was connected to the plot.^[18]