Emmerdale legend Dominic Brunt has thrown his hat in the ring to be featured in the soap’s
big upcoming crossover with Coronation Street.
ITV announced this week that it will kick off the new 2026 schedule of back-to-back 30-minute episodes every weeknight with an hour-long crossover.
Not only will it connect the continuities of both soaps permanently, it will also feature a big stunt, new arrivals, and a few departures.
We don’t know who will feature in the special, and it seems that neither do the cast. Brunt, who’s been playing Paddy Kirk since 1997, really hopes he’s one of the lucky ones.
“Lord..Please please please let me be in this story..,” he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “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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Soap fans will actually get the chance to decide which cast which two characters — one from each soap — will meet and interact in a scene in the special, with information on how that will work out being revealed next month.
The crossover will air in January, promising to bring the new year in with a bang.
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After the special airs, Emmerdale will start airing every weekday at 8pm followed by Coronation Street immediately after at 8.30pm. Episodes of both will continue to be available early on ITVX at 7am on the day of broadcast.
Meanwhile, some major behind-the-scenes changes have just been announced for both soaps.
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