What time is Corriedale on at? Historic Coronation Street and Emmerdale crossover episode to hit screens tonight
Soap fans have been eagerly await the historic Corriedale crossover episode, now there is only hours to go before it hits our screens.
In a historic first for both Coronation Street and Emmerdale, the two ITV soaps will collide in a special storyline dubbed ‘Corriedale’. The long-teased crossover episode will finally hit screens tonight (January 5).
Characters from both soaps are set to be involved in a devastating multi-vehicle crash in the nearby village of Hotten. Weatherfield residents such as David Platt (Jack P Shepherd), Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) and Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers) among many others will be involved in the shocking scenes, alongside Emmerdale characters such as Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson), Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller) and paramedic Jacob Gallagher (Joe Warren Plant).
One shocking return for the Corriedale episode will be John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth). The killer made his escape from Emmerdale village last year after his twisted hero complex was uncovered by then-fiance Aaron and other residents.
John made a shock return to Emmerdale over the Christmas period, holding both Aaron and Robert at gunpoint and now he will find himself involved in the upcoming Corriedale drama.
On the Coronation Street side of things, Debbie is set to tie the knot to Ronnie amid major family drama involving Carl and his nefarious misdeeds over the past few months. Elsewhere, Becky has elbowed out Carla and cosied up to ex Lisa and daughter Betsy. She has already held Carla hostage and is planning to cart the family off to Spain, but will policeman Kit Green intereve right on time after spotting clues to Becky’s plan?
What time is Corriedale on at tonight?
Corriedale will broadcast on ITV1 and STV from 8pm on Monday, January 5. The episode will be one hour long and you will be able to catch up on the episode on ITVX and STV Player after the live broadcast. There will be no early release of the Corriedale episode.
The episode will be preceded by a half-hour episode of Emmerdale at 7pm, and a half-hour episode of Coronation Street at 7.30pm.
Corriedale’s air-time of 8pm will help to launch ITV’s new ‘soap power hour’, which will see half-hour episodes of Emmerdale and Coronation Street air from 8pm every weeknight.
In a major change to the schedule, Emmerdale will air a the later time of 8pm while Coronation Street will hit screens at 8.30pm. The new schedule will be introduced from Tuesday, January 6.