Particle.news
Download on the App Store

UK Soaps Tease Deadly Festive Storylines as Emmerdale–Corrie Crossover Looms

New previews signal life‑or‑death stakes stretching from Christmas into early 2026.

Overview

  • Emmerdale trails a village-wide 'threat to life' over Christmas and New Year as Aaron and Robert are targeted and Robert goes missing after a sudden Christmas Day errand.
  • Emmerdale’s forced‑labour arc continues with Celia and Ray plotting an escape, while spoilers say Jai knows too much and Charity’s secret edges toward exposure as danger escalates.
  • Coronation Street previews a violent Christmas Day attack that leaves one resident 'left for dead', with fallout set to dominate subsequent episodes.
  • Coronation Street also flags DI Costello’s recovery as Becky is implicated and takes further action, Carla’s whereabouts raise concern, and Carl Webster faces a bereavement alongside risks to his secret affair.
  • EastEnders foreshadows a catastrophic Queen Vic incident on Christmas Day with police swarming Albert Square in the aftermath, and ITV confirms an EmmerdaleCoronation Street hour‑long crossover at the turn of the year.