Overview

• Cast members are paying £22 each for a self-organized summer party that covers only venue, entertainment and security costs.
• A string of veteran actors, including Colson Smith and Sue Cleaver, have left the show under ongoing budget-cutting measures.
• Production budgets have been pared by reducing the number of established characters in Rovers Return pub scenes.
• ITV will launch a one-off Coronation Street–Emmerdale crossover in January as part of its new weeknight "Power Hour" format.
• Up to 75 crew positions face redundancy as ITV pushes through further savings across its soap productions.