Overview
- ITV launched new weeknight half-hour schedules for both soaps with a one-off crossover episode built around a dramatic incident and its repercussions.
- Producers pre-filmed four inter-show pairings and ran a real-time vote, with Charity Dingle and Carla Connor revealed as the on-air winners.
- An additional pairing featuring Sam Dingle and Kirk was later shared on a behind-the-scenes programme and social feeds, prompting calls to release the remaining two scenes.
- Emmerdale’s new 8pm episodes continue to play through the aftermath, while official social accounts posted in-story tributes connected to the crossover.
- Viewers debated continuity and staging details from the special, and Emmerdale’s producer teased a looming cover‑up and blackmail storyline that will extend the fallout.