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Corriedale Backstage Pass takes viewers behind the scenes now
The epic soap crossover may have just concluded, but the drama is far from over.
The behind-the-scenes footage reveals just how much fun the stars from both soaps had working together to create this unforgettable television moment.
Corriedale Backstage Pass, includes exclusive interviews, on ITVX, ITV3 and YouTube.
The episode was filmed across three weeks with cast and crew from both shows worked alongside each other for the first time ever to film the multi vehicle pile-up, and when the cameras stopped rolling the tears and trauma turned to laughter as they shared hot cups of coffee, mountains of sweets and had a good old catch up.
Actress Julia Goulding said: “There was such a fantastic atmosphere on set. It was really special to be able to work with the Emmerdale cast and crew. It certainly helped with the night shoots to be able to work with new people. We kept the energy levels high with coffee and lots of sugary sweets!”
Emmerdale’s Danny Miller said: “The night shoots were a lot of fun and it’s been great working with the Corrie team. I can’t wait to see how the episode plays out with the separate storylines from both Emmerdale and Corrie. It’s going to be epic and every soap fan’s dream.”
ITV3, ITVX and YouTube will air Corriedale Backstage Pass, a 30-minute special.
Hosted by Luis Elkes and packed with cast interviews and behind-the-scenes access, this one-off special gives audiences the ultimate insider experience and captures the excitement of two soap worlds colliding.
ITV say the special episode” is a celebration of the soap genre and will launch ITV’s new ‘soap power hour’ scheduling pattern for Coronation Street and Emmerdale”.
