Inside Soap UK 1-2026

This week, I’m writing my editor’s letter from carriage D of the Grand Central Trains service from Bradford to London, as I make my way home from a very special screening of Corriedale. To say that Team Inside Soap was excited to see this once-in-a-lifetime soap moment would be an understatement; we were like kids before Christmas on the train up there, all giddy that we were on our way to watch this epic episode on the big screen with the casts of both soaps in attendance. “Corriedale more than lives up to the hype” And believe me when I say that Corriedale more than lives up to the hype. Several moments had the audience letting out a collective gasp, and one scene in particular had me wiping away the…

Buckle up and prepare for a wild ride this week, as for the first time in soap history the locals of Coronation Street and Emmerdale are set to meet each other – with catastrophic consequences! A dark and stormy night on the twisty backroads between Hotten and Weatherfield is the setting for this truly unique TV moment, as the lives of some of our favourite characters will intertwine in the most devastating of circumstances… “We’re so excited about this episode – it’s essentially soap does the Marvel universe!” declares executive producer for continuing drama at ITV, Iain Macleod. “But it’s better than all of that because it’s your favourite characters, plus some of the best soap writing and behind-the-scenes talent coming together for a once-in-a-lifetime project. “We started with a…

CAR 1 BECKY, LISA & BETSY Hellbent on fleeing with her family, Becky zooms off to catch a ferry to Rotterdam with Lisa and Betsy… CAR 2 JOHN & AARON To save Robert, Aaron agrees to leave the village on a white-knuckle ride with his mad husband John… CAR 3 KIT & CARLA Having rumbled Becky’s plan, officer Kit rescues Carla – and the pair set about hunting down Lisa’s unhinged ex… CAR 4 MOIRA, CAIN, JACOB & SARAH Cain and Moira are taking Sarah and Jacob to Manchester airport as they prepare to set off on their honeymoon… CAR 5 DEBBIE & CARL Drunk Carl is keen to escape Debbie’s wedding and jumps behind the wheel of his motor – before Debbie jumps in the passenger seat… CAR 6…

Crazed Becky Swain drives terrified Lisa and Betsy straight into hell this week – triggering the devastating atrocity that will scar both Weatherfield and Emmerdale forever. Hellbent on fleeing the country with her family, Becky speeds off with her wife and daughter, believing that she’s won the battle for Lisa’s heart. However, as the three of them race towards the ferry, Lisa receives a call from her beloved Carla (see right). It’s a surprise phone call that sets off a domino effect of disastrous proportions – as a last-minute swerve from Becky results in a deadly multi-car pile-up… “Within a split second, it’s catastrophic!” declares Vicky Myers, who plays Lisa. “Life is never going be the same again, for many reasons. The episode is a reset for many of the…

With her beloved Lisa and Betsy on a collision course for disaster, Carla teams up with Kit to save them this week. Following the terror of being held captive by Becky, determined Carla is back in the thick of the action after she’s found by Kit. And there’s not a moment to waste, as they race towards the carnage… “Carla is desperate to stop Becky from leaving the country with Lisa,” explains Alison King, who plays Carla. “She’s telling Kit, ‘Go, go go – get them!’. She wants to reach them as fast as possible.” After Kit realises that Becky is heading for Rotterdam, he and Carla set off for the port in Hull as she makes a desperate call to Lisa. Yet, it’s Carla’s call that prompts unhinged Becky…

Aaron and Robert face a deadly fight for survival this week, as their hostage ordeal with killer John leads into the carnage of the Corriedale car crash! Can the cursed lovers outwit the murdering medic, or will they end up becoming his next victims? “John is evil!” declares Ryan Hawley, who plays Robert. “He’s had Aaron and Robert tied up in their flat, and they are desperate to escape. At this point, it’s them or John.” When he made his surprise reappearance in the village over Christmas, John kept estranged husband Aaron and half-brother Robert captive in their flat. Having been on the run for months for his catalogue of calculating crimes, which include murdering Nate, deluded John plans to whisk his ex off for a fresh start in France,…