ITV bosses have confirmed that production has begun on the eagerly anticipated soap crossover which will see the worlds of Coronation Street and Emmerdale come together for the very first time, and also that the soaptastic prime time event is to be called Corriedale.
Filming has begun on the special one off celebration of the nation’s two most watched soap operas, which promises to 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, and will herald the start of the new soap “Power Hour schedule,” with each show screening 30 minute episodes every weekday, Emmerdale at 8pm and Coronation Street at 8.30pm.
Both soaps are promising to mark the occasion in spectacular style, with the pair’s combined production teams embarking on an ambitious stunt that “will have everlasting consequences for everyone involved.”
Cameras started rolling on the highly anticipated production at the end of September, although further details of the script and details of the stunt, and which characters are involved, being kept tightly under wraps for the time being.
ITV executive producer for continuing drama Iain Macleod, himself a former producer at Corrie, said: “It’s beyond exciting that filming is under way on Corriedale. There is a massive buzz around both the Leeds and Manchester sites and the images coming out of the shoot are utterly spectacular. And that’s before we’ve even got to all the brilliant transpennine interactions between characters from the different shows! As a soap fan myself, I think my head is going to explode when the episode airs next year. It will be mind-blowing, historical and unmissable.”
ITV has also revealed that, as the production begins on this epic joint venture, both soaps have hit a milestone of over 350 million streams on ITVX so far throughout 2025, an increase of 31% year on year. In August alone, both shows hit almost 40 million streams, which itself marked a 24% uplift on the same period in 2024.
