Coronation Street AND Emmerdale pulled off air again TONIGHT as ITV continues to be rocked by schedule shake-ups
THE ITV soaps look set to be ditched tonight as part of yet another schedule shake-up.
Coronation Street and Emmerdale will lose their coveted place on the schedules as sports coverage takes priority once again.
On ITV, usual programming will be ditched in favour of coverage of the World Cup qualifier.
England will be taking on Latvia in the match with a kick-off time of 7:45pm forcing both Emmerdale and Corrie off the screens.
Live coverage of the sporting event’s opening Group K match, held at Wembley Stadium, will begin at 7pm fronted by Mark Pougatch.
This is the first time these two sides have faced each other, but England will be expecting nothing less than three points against the Latvians, whose only two wins in the last 12 months both came against the Faroe Islands.
The English players will be eager to impress Thomas Tuchel in his second game in charge of the country and earn their place in future squads for what are likely to be tougher challenges to come.
However, ITV have made another change to their programming line-up tonight in order to give fans their soap fix.
Emmerdale will air an hour-long episode tomorrow evening (Tuesday), beginning at 7pm in order to make up for the lost coverage.
This week in the Dales, Steph is floundering over the truth of her paternity.
Jai takes advantage when he sees her upset to coax information out of her.
And noticing Steph can’t help reacting to every mention of Anthony’s name, Jai presses her further.
Caleb appears and wants to know what is going on and cooks up an impromptu cover story for Anthony’s disappearance: but will Jai believe it?
Meanwhile, Coronation Street will broadcast their episode tomorrow evening (Tuesday) too at 8pm.
This week in Corrie, on Rob’s orders, Tracy calls Carla and making out she’s got a business proposition, asks her to call at No.1 as soon as possible.
Carla’s shocked to come face to face with Rob, clearly in pain and clutching a gun.
Most devastating soap deaths
SOAP viewers are frequently left heartbroken after watching some of their favourite characters bite the dust.
Here is a list of the most devastating deaths that have taken place in soapland over the years.
EASTENDERS
Barry Evans – Evil Janine (Charlie Brooks) lured her trusting fiance to Scotland for a quickie marriage after learning he was dying.
Her plan to inherit Barry’s fortune was thwarted when Barry told her that the doctors had mixed up his medical files.
Furious that she was no longer set for a windfall, she pushed Barry off a cliff after telling him their love was “fake”.
Bradley Branning – Bradley was accused of killing Stacey Slater’s rapist Archie Mitchell (Larry Lamb) after he punched him twice on the night he died.
He was spotted in the Square by a police woman who chased him up a fire escape.
Bradley lost his balance and tragically plunged to his death.
CORONATION STREET
Tina McIntyre – Tina was getting it on with Peter Barlow – despite him being married to Carla Connor.
When she threatened to reveal the truth, Carla’s brother Rob got into a physical altercation with her.
Tina lost her footing and fell off a balcony – then warned Rob she was going to tell the cops he pushed her.
In a panic, Rob brutally clobbered her over the head with a metal pipe.
Molly Dobbs – Molly was one of the victims in Corrie’s 2010 tram crash, alongside Ashley Peacock (Steven Arnold).
Married to Tyrone (Alan Halsall), Molly had been having an affair with Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) in the months before her death.
This resulted in the birth of their son, Jack (Kyran Bowes), who was named after Jack Duckworth.
As fate would have it, Kevin’s wife Sally (Sally Dynevor) was by Molly’s side in her final moments.
Sally was stunned as Molly confessed Kevin was Jack’s father, before dying of her injuries.
Vera Duckworth – Having appeared regularly in Corrie since the 1970s, there was no denying Vera Duckworth was an iconic character.
Alongside her husband Jack, the pair formed one of the soap’s most beloved couples.
Viewers were heartbroken when Vera was killed off in 2008, being discovered having passed away peacefully in her chair.
Liz Dawn, who played Vera, made a brief return two years later for Bill Tarmey’s exit as Jack.
Paul Foreman – Fans were heartbroken when Paul Foreman succumbed to his illness after battling motor neurone disease.
Introduced in 2018 as David Platt’s (Jack P. Shepherd) cellmate, he later embarked on a romance – and marriage – with vicar Billy Mayhew.
The MND storyline was announced in 2023 – with the expectation it would result in the character’s death.
EMMERDALE
Sarah Sugden – After the family got into financial problems, Sarah’s son Andy (Kelvin Fletcher) decided to make some quick cash from an insurance company by setting fire to the Sugden barn.
He didn’t realise his mum was inside the building, and she got trapped in the blaze.
Nine villagers – The shocking 1993 plane crash episode brought in 18 million viewers for Emmerdale.
Mark Hughes was killed by a falling wall, Archie Brooks was burned by jet fuel, Elizabeth Pollard was killed by debris and newcomer Leonard Kempinski died in a car crash caused by the crash.
Five other non-recurring characters from the village also died.
HOLLYOAKS
Carmel McQueen – The talented singer died in shocking scenes when a train crashed into a her family’s car.
Carmel managed to free her cousin Theresa from the rubble – but got stuck in it herself.
Moments later the train exploded and Carmel died in the arms of her family members, promising to be their guardian angel.
Will Rob make his escape and take Tracy with him or is it now revenge he has in mind?
Lisa’s horrified to hear there’s a hostage situation?
Will she put herself in the line of fire to save Carla and bring Rob to justice or is she too late as a gunshot fires?
Meanwhile, on BBC One, EastEnders will air as usual at 7:30pm tonight, or you can stream it from 6am on BBC iPlayer.