Emmerdale’s Dominic Brunt has expressed his thoughts on the latest news in soapland, which has confirmed the ITV soap and Coronation Street will crossover in an episode next year.
It was announced earlier this year that both serial dramas will air in what has been dubbed as a ‘power hour’ from 8pm, Monday to Friday. Ultimately it means that both shows will lose a half an hour episode per week.
This event is the first time that soap worlds have collided in an official capacity – though we have seen small crossovers for Children in Need and to highlight climate change in the past.
Producers have confirmed that the episode will be marked in ‘spectacular style’, with production teams from Leeds and Trafford working together to achieve an ‘ambitious’ stunt’ that will have ‘everlasting consequences’ for the communities of Weatherfield and Emmerdale.
An ‘ingenious’ way of merging the two has been devised by those behind the scenes, although it’s understood that the characters will then return to their respective environments after the ep.
Forever linked together, familiar faces will depart while some fresh new faces will arrive in both soaps.
The high-stakes drama will subsequently have huge repercussions for everyone involved in the time following.
Among the soap stars sharing their excitement for what’s ahead was Dominic Brunt, who plays Paddy Kirk in Emmerdale.
Taking to X, the star expressed his hope for being part of the episode.
‘Lord. Please please please let me be in this story’, he wrote.
‘If not, I’ll be popcorn at the ready anyway. Imagine the potential slanging matches, the affairs, the fights, the comedy, the tragedy. Even just for that episode!! As a viewer I can’t wait, as a cast member I await the script.’
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The likes of Lisa Riley (Mandy Dingle) and Jane Danson (Leanne Battersby in Corrie) have also reacted to the news, with Jane saying how she hopes Leanne will have a scene with Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley).
Imagine!
It was also revealed yesterday that the audience will have a chance to determine a key part of the episode – which two characters get to meet and interact in a scene.
