13-05-2025
10 character interactions that need to happen in Corrie and Emmerdale crossover
ITV soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale are set to make history next year when they air the first soap crossover episode.
The special episode will mark the beginning of a new scheduling pattern for the shows, and will see characters from both Weatherfield and Emmerdale interact.
Of course, this news immediately got our brains whirring with possibilities as we debated the countless scenarios that could be set to play out.
So, without further ado, here are the characters the Metro Soaps team are desperate to see interact.
As two of the longest serving soap stars, it would be a missed opportunity not to have Ken Barlow (William Roache) and Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell) discuss the history of their communities.
Throw in Corrie's Roy Cropper (David Neilson) and Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) and Emmerdale's Rodney Blackstock (Patrick Mower) and Jimmy King (Nick Miles), and you have the recipe for a delicious soap scene packed with nostalgia.
Soaps often cover hard-hitting and topical issues, so it is unsurprising that their characters have similar experiences.
Two such characters are Ryan Connor (Ryan Prescott) and Ross Barton (Michael Parr), who both fell victim to acid attacks in terrifying scenes.
Having the two men candidly discuss their experience would be a moving and important scene, which could serve to further highlight the impact of such a violent crime.
In a battle of scheming soap murderesses, we're not sure who would come out on top between Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) and Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins), but one thing is for certain: We're desperate to find out!
We're sure there'd be cutting remarks aplenty and more than one punch thrown, and though we certainly don't condone violence, we'd be totally here for it.
Real-life twins Isabella and William Flanagan are Corrie icons, having played Hope Stape and Joseph Brown respectively since their early childhoods.
Throw into the mix their older sister Amelia Flanagan, aka Emmerdale's April Windsor, and we'd get the whole clan together on screen!
Surely a moment to remember for their proud parents.
We can only imagine the level of chaos that putting Glenda Shuttleworth (Jodie Prenger) in a room with Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley) would bring – not to mention the noise complaints!
These two icons would certainly bring the entertainment, and we need to see them whack out a karaoke duet immediately.
Sally Metcalfe (Sally Dynevor) and Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler) have a lot in common, which could either be a match made in heaven or a complete disaster. Either way, excellent television.
These two political figures would no doubt put the world to rights with a lengthy debate and plenty of gossip.
The topics that could come up in a conversation between Kirk Sutherland (Andy Whyment) and Sam Dingle (James Hooton) truly know no bounds, which makes them the perfect pair to sit together and enjoy a pint.
We just know that by the end of the night Sam would have Kirk drinking out of the welly!
Leanne Battersby actress Jane Danson has thrown out her own suggestion of pairing Leanne with Emmerdale bad boy Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley). New romance on the cards, anyone?
They'd certainly give each other a run for their money, and Leanne is currently single… We can definitely get behind this!
It's not just the humans that we want to see mixing. We're huge fans of local pooches Freddie and Piper, and a little scene between the two of them would be the icing on top of the cake. More Trending
What's better than one adorable puppy? Two adorable puppies.
We just need any Corrie character to go up to John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth) and tell him he looks really familiar.
This could also apply to Kim Tate (Claire King) and Jai Sharma (Chris Bisson).
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All three Emmerdale icons previously appeared on the cobbles as Andy Carver, Erica Holroyd and Vikram Desai respectively, so a little nod to the actors' previous roles would be fantastic.
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