Overview

• A special-format episode focused on Todd Grimshaw and Theo Silverton will escalate a same-sex domestic abuse storyline developed with guidance from charity Galop.
• The newly arrived Driscoll family, including returning character Eva Price, will anchor a community-focused Christmas Day set around the Rovers Return.
• Becky Swain’s return continues to disrupt Lisa Swain and Carla Connor, with producers teasing layered reveals and further twists to come.
• Debbie Webster’s dementia arc will emphasize living well, with a planned wedding to Ronnie Bailey and a dementia choir debut later in the year.
• Filming on the ‘Corriedale’ crossover is underway, which producers describe as a distinctive production that has required significant logistical coordination.