Coronation Street x Emmerdale crossover aka Corriedale / ITV
Coronation Street executive producer Kate Brooks has promised fans a “massive, unmissable piece of telly” in the upcoming Emmerdale crossover.
The two soaps will come together for the first time in a special one-off episode – dubbed “Corriedale” – at the start of January to kickstart a new “soaps power hour” on ITV.
Filming on the event episode began earlier this month and Brooks is pleased with the progress made so far.
“Filming’s going brilliant,” she told press. “We’ve got a brilliant director, the script’s brilliant. The actors are loving it, because it’s so different and unique from what they’ve ever done before.
“I’ve been on set a few times. The mood and the camaraderie is really infectious. People are loving working with people they have not worked with before. It’s just dead exciting.
“I just can’t help but imagine what my mum’s gonna be like watching this episode. She’ll be so beside herself, because, as a soap fan, the idea of sitting down watching your two favourite shows with all your favourite characters interact in this massive, unmissable piece of telly, it’s just amazing.”
She continued: “I think what we’ve done really well is make sure that the episode encapsulates what makes both shows unique, but also that universal appeal that soap is brilliant telly and it’s soaptastic.
“So I think that those combinations are going to be a real treat for fans. But I’ve said a lot of things without giving anything away.”
From January both Emmerdale and Coronation Street will switch to five 30-minute episodes a week, with the former airing at 8pm and the latter at 8.30pm.
