Overview
- The one-hour special airs at 8pm on ITV and ITVX and producers stress it is a standalone event.
- Viewers vote online for one of four pre-shot pairings — Roy & Nicola, Kirk & Sam, Carla & Charity, or Ross & Tracy — with polling closing 15 minutes before transmission.
- The episode centers on a multi-vehicle pile-up that leaves characters injured and teases possible fatalities without revealing outcomes.
- ITV says the crossover helps launch a new weeknight soap hour with Emmerdale at 8pm and Coronation Street at 8:30pm, with episodes also available from 7am on ITVX.
- Filming ran for three weeks in October, including 12 night shoots on a disused road near Harrogate, with cast members reporting a collaborative set.