Coronation Street uploads flash-forward episode 3 days early

The special instalment, officially set to air on Monday (February 16) was mistakenly released three days early yesterday afternoon, but was taken down moments later.

It revealed a confirmed date for Carla Connor and Lisa Swain’s hotly anticipated wedding.

Viewers were also given a glimpse of a new murder-mystery and “whodunnit” plot with several potential victims and suspects.

The Radio Times synopsis for Monday’s episode shares: “Several weeks into the future, a detective interviews Betsy about her discovery of a dead body, but which of five potential victims will be murdered and who is their killer?”

Coronation Street fans say accidental upload of special flash-forward episode is ‘genius’

However, fans of the ITV soap have said the early upload made in error on unlucky Friday 13th, was a “genius” move as it was a “flash-forward of the flash-forward”.

It comes as someone posted on X: “And on Friday the 13th having a flashforward of the flashforward. Very clever. Hopefully whoever it is doesn’t get into trouble.”

Someone else put: “A flashforward of a flashforward. Genius, really.”

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This person shared: “corrie posting the flash forward ep 3 days early you have to laugh.”

Others who managed to watch some of Monday’s episode yesterday said: “I watched it before they took it down, and I assumed they meant to release it early, but I don’t think it’s done any harm. I’m quite excited to see where this is all going and who gets killed in April.”

One user commented: “Coronation Street putting out Mondays episode already!! Oops watching it now. #Swarla #Corrie.”

Meanwhile, some were too late, as this profile put: “i’ve just sat and watched it but they took it down 2 minutes before it ended.”

Another chimed in: “We seen only the first 10 minutes before it was taken down!!!”

Over on Reddit, this viewer discussed: “For some reason they surprised us by they uploaded the next episode 3 DAYS EARLIER than they usually do. And yep I watched the episode and I already have a bad feeling about the one thing that I saw on the end of the episode.”

An account responded: “Imagine being the person who accidentally uploaded not just any episode early, but the one that kicks off Corrie’s much-hyped big murder mystery.”

Newsquest has contacted Coronation Street for comment.

Coronation Street airs on Monday, February 16 from 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX.