Fans should expect drama, heartbreak and life-changing consequences
The worlds of two major soaps collide in a catastrophic, life-changing one-hour special(Image: ITV)
An iconic moment in TV history is set to grace our screens next week. “Corriedale” will see the worlds of Coronation Street and Emmerdale collide for the first time. An explosive hour-long broadcast will see the residents of Weatherfield find themselves in danger as they meet their Yorkshire counterparts in the midst of a car pile up.
The “Corriedale” episode is jam-packed and viewers must prepare themselves for drama, heartbreak and an emotional rollercoaster.
Actress Claire Sweeney reflected on the unique episode as she told the ECHO: “I think it’s a piece of history. You look back on the old days of the tram crash, you look back on when the aeroplane came down on Emmerdale, they were historic pieces in the soap and this is the same, it’s never happened before.”
Claire, who portrays Cassie Plummer on Coronation Street, said: “It’s not just like a regular episode where we stroll in the Woolpack or Emmerdale strolls into the Rovers, it’s epic.”
Kevin and Abi in the “Corriedale” crossover episode(Image: ITV)
Teasing what fans can expect, Julia Goulding (Shona Platt) told the ECHO at the ‘Corriedale’ premiere: “It’s something that will change a lot of people’s lives forever.”
‘Corriedale’ full cast list
Coronation Street
Abi Webster – Sally Carman-DuttineAsha Alahan – Tanisha GoreyBecky Swain – Amy CuddenBetsy Swain – Sydney MartinBilly Mayhew – Daniel BrocklebankCarl Webster – Jonathan HowardCarla Connor – Alison KingCassie Plummer – Claire SweeneyDavid Platt – Jack P ShepherdDebbie Webster – Sue DevaneyJames Bailey – Jason CallenderJodie – Olivia Frances-BrownKen Barlow – William RoacheKevin Webster – Michael Le VellKit Green – Jacob RobertsLisa Swain – Vicky MyersRonnie Bailey – Vinta MorganSarah Platt – Tina O’brienShona Platt – Julia GouldingSteve Mcdonald – Simon GregsonSummer Spellman – Harriet BibbyTheo Silverton – James CartwrightTim Metcalfe – Joe DuttineTodd Grimshaw – Gareth PierceTracy Mcdonald – Kate Ford
Emmerdale
Aaron Dingle – Danny MillerCain Dingle – Jeff HordleyCharity Dingle – Emma AtkinsChas Dingle – Lucy PargeterEric Pollard – Christopher ChittellJacob Gallagher – Joe-Warren PlantJai Sharma – Christopher BissonJoe Tate – Ned PorteousJohn Sugden – Oliver FarnworthLiam Cavanagh – Jonny McphersonMackenzie Boyd – Lawrence RobbMoira Dingle – Natalie J RobbRay Walters – Joe AbsolomRobert Sugden – Ryan HawleySarah Sugden – Katie HillVictoria Sugden – Isabel Hodgins’Corriedale’ plot
While the details surrounding the exact storyline have been kept under wraps, ITV released a groundbreaking trailer ahead of the episode.
In the aftermath of the multiple vehicle smash, Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) takes control of the situation whilst a frantic Carla Connor (Alison King) can be seen trying to calm someone down.
Injured Shona and David Platt (Julia Goulding and Jack P Shepherd) are tended to at the roadside by Emmerdale paramedic Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant), while Corrie’s own trainee paramedic Asha Alahan (Tanisha Gorey) shares the screen with Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) as she tries to help more casualties.
Both shows have pregnant women caught up in the drama, Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) can be seen trying to help a screaming Shona in a scene in Hotton General Hospital.
And as the trailer draws to a close Kevin and Abi Webster (Michael Le Vell and Sally Carman-Duttine) search for Debbie at the crash site, while a desperate Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley) screams out for Aaron in the darkness alongside Joe Tate (Ned Porteous).
How to watch ‘Corriedale’
The hour-long ‘Corriedale’ episode will air at 8pm on ITV1 on Monday, January 5- it will not be dropped earlier in the day on ITVX.
Half hour episodes of each soap will be shown earlier ahead of Corriedale, Emmerdale at 7pm and Coronation Street at 7.30pm. These two episodes will drop on ITVX at 7am that morning.