Coronation Street and Emmerdale cast scream for help after deadly pile-up as soap worlds collide in explosive first trailer for crossover episode Corriedale

The explosive first ever trailer of Coronation Street and Emmerdale‘s crossover episode Corriedale has been shared – and it looks like it’s not one to miss. 

Soap fans will go wild after watching the sneak peek of the epic episode which is set to our screens in early January 2026.

In the first look, viewers will see the aftermath of a terrifying crash located outside of the fictional village of Hotten, which is one of the made-up locations of Emmerdale. 

It appears that the residents of Weatherfield have travelled all the way over to Yorkshire as a mix of Corrie and Emmerdale characters star in the clip. 

Emmerdale fans will be happy to know that Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson) and Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller) will appear in the special ep. 

Coronation Street legends David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd), Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) and Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers) will be swapping the Cobbles for the Yorkshire Dales this time around. 

But the real question is, who will survive and how exactly have the worlds of Coronation Street and Emmerdale managed to both get involved in a car collision?

ITV’s official press release states: ‘CORRIEDALE is just the start of the drama as the aftermath of the crash gives rise to fear, murderous intent, death, destruction, closely-guarded secrets, and lies.

‘Life in Emmerdale and Weatherfield will never be the same again!’

Back in May it was revealed that the shows are set to make soap history with a landmark crossover episode. 

The channel said at the time: ‘The distinctive worlds of Emmerdale and Coronation Street will merge for one night only in a ‘mash-up’ of our two favourite communities.

‘The producers, scriptwriters and production teams have conceived an ingenious way of linking the two universes, but with characters then returning to the soaps they are renowned for inhabiting in Manchester and Yorkshire.

‘The episode will be self-contained, but the consequences of the high-stakes drama will have repercussions for both communities and see them linked forever as familiar faces depart and exciting new characters arrive into both soaps.’

Filming for special started back in October. 

Iain MacLeod, ITV Executive Producer for Continuing Drama, said at the time: “It’s beyond exciting that filming is underway 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.’ 

Corriedale will see the residents of Weatherfield – the fictional town in Salford, Greater Manchester, where Coronation Street is set – and the villagers of Emmerdale, based in Yorkshire, come together for an action-packed hour of drama.

The combined production teams have embarked on an ambitious stunt that will have everlasting consequences for everyone involved.

Details of the stunt and which characters are involved are being kept under wraps.

However, Iain recently revealed that an iconic Coronation Street character will be killed off next year.

He is quoted by the Daily Star newspaper as saying: ‘The soap gods demand a sacrifice when you have an event of this kind.

‘Sometimes the biggest and best exits are for characters that you care the most about.

‘It’s going to be shocking. There will be lots of trauma, drama and twists.’ 

Iain also suggested that the death is so significant that it has caused arguments between producers of the show.

He said: ‘There’s always that equation where you think, ‘If they were to go, the viewers will really care, but what damage will it do to the landscape of the show?’

‘It’s a big responsibility, so we do agonise about it quite a lot and argue about it.’

The special marks 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.