ITV soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale will air surprise extra episodes this Sunday, October 25, after being taken off air earlier in the week for The Pride of Britain Awards 2026.
The ceremony, presented by Carol Vorderman and Ashley Banjo, aired on Thursday, October 22 from 8pm until 10:05pm. Emmerdale returned to screens on Friday, October 23 at its usual time of 8pm, followed by Coronation Street at 8:30pm. To make up for the missed episodes, both shows will also broadcast on Sunday, October 25 at a slightly later time of 9pm and 9:30pm.
Coronation Street: Debbie spirals and Paula plots
Friday's visit to Coronation Street saw Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney) continue to spiral after her difficulties with husband Ronnie Bailey (Vinta Morgan) and beef with Paula (Kelli Hollis), an unwelcome blast from her prison past. Wounded by Ronnie's reluctance to be intimate with her, and with her work life suffering due to her symptoms, Debbie made a play for a stranger in the hotel, flirting in full view of Ronnie himself.
Elsewhere, toxic Ross Wilkes (Ian Burfield) continued to make life difficult for Fiz Dobbs (Jennie McAlpine). She confronted him for sabotaging a recent family film night by confiscating Tyrone Dobbs' (Alan Halsall) phone and getting him wasted.
Today, Paula continues to mess with Debbie, approaching her under the guise of making amends, though she has a much darker motivation. When Paula overhears Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson) detailing his wedding proposal plans with Debbie, she uses the information to gain access to the room he's planning to use. As the proposal goes awry due to the missing ring, Adam turns his anger toward Debbie, who soon realises the mistake that she's made.
Bethany Platt's (Lucy Fallon) pregnancy secret is exposed when recent love interest Ryan Connor (Ryan Prescott) calls by to help her, finding her pallid and sickly and later discovering folic acid tablets in her bag.
Emmerdale: Belle struggles and Kim faces a crisis
Friday's trip to the Yorkshire Dales saw Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) continue struggling with the prospect of Tom King's (James Chase) impending freedom. Despite boyfriend Kammy Hadiq's (Shebz Miah) awkward declaration of love, she was left overwhelmed and left the scene.
A vengeful DS Thea Ramsden (Chelsea Edge) kept tabs on Kim Tate (Claire King), and finally gained access to her phone and downloaded message records ahead of digging further into what's going on.
Today, Liam returns home to face the wrath of Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) who believes he's spent the night with Manpreet Sharma (Rebecca Sarker), though she's quickly cowed when she learns they've actually been at a murder mystery night, and she's further hurt when Liam blunders his explanation as to why she was excluded.
Sadie's cruel game continues, when she capitalises on Caleb's concern for Ruby's alcohol intake, promising him that she'll watch over his wife before dragging her off to the pub and trying to convince Ruby that Caleb is a control freak. Sadie's plot pays dividends as she engineers a fierce clash between Ruby and Manpreet, before playing both sides of the fence; lying to Caleb that she's trying to curtail Ruby's drinking while playing the doting best friend to Ruby's face.
Meanwhile, Kim is forced to turn to Thea for help when baby Tate is kidnapped, and she tries her hardest to keep the catastrophe a secret from Joe.
