Overview
- ITV1 will broadcast the hour-long special at 8pm on Monday, January 5, with same-night Emmerdale at 7pm and Coronation Street at 7.30pm and no early ITVX drop for the crossover.
- The episode is set around a multi-vehicle pile-up on a road between the soaps’ worlds, bringing characters together in the immediate aftermath.
- Promos show David and pregnant Shona Platt injured and treated roadside by Emmerdale paramedic Jacob Gallagher, with Asha Alahan assisting casualties alongside Cain Dingle.
- Producers describe a large-scale shoot requiring 14 all-night sessions with major stunts, explosions and a coach ablaze, involving a 40-strong combined cast.
- Cast interviews signal lasting consequences for key characters, while advance spoilers suggest at least one death, with identities unconfirmed.