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The Irish Sun
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
ITV in soap shake up as they release Emmerdale and Coronation Street episodes on YouTube BEFORE they hit TV screens
A MAJOR ITV shake-up sees Emmerdale and Coronation Street episodes released on YouTube before hitting TV screens. Traditionally, viewers waited until weekday evenings for brand new episodes. Advertisement 4 ITV soap fans have a big shake-up underway Credit: YouTube 4 Episodes of both Corrie and Emmerdale are airing on YouTube ahead of transmission Credit: ITV 4 Emmerdale drama sees Paddy Dingle in harm's way Credit: ITV Both shows However, from today (June 30), new instalments are also available on YouTube. Full episodes are to be shown on YouTube at 7am - on the same day as transmission. This is not the only exciting news for ITV soap fans in recent memory. Advertisement Read more on Soaps Last month, it was confirmed the two soaps Set to be broadcast in January 2026, teasers suggest characters from both shows will depart and exciting new faces will join as the cast from each of the long-running ITV programmes come face-to-face for the first time. The hour-long episode is to mark the start of the new 'soap power hour' - a schedule change taking hold from early next year. Emmerdale and Corrie will each broadcast a 30-minute episode every-day back-to-back as part of the new programming changes with the huge stunt set to kickstart it all. Advertisement Most read in Soaps ITV teased that the one-off mash-up will have "everlasting consequences for everyone involved" and will rock But before the crossover hits screens, fans will still have major drama in store. Emmerdale star makes shock return after five years for explosive scenes Upcoming Emmerdale scenes see fan favourite Paddy Kirk horror dog attack. The vet - played by Dominic Brunt - is faced with an aggressive dog after freeing a trapped sheep from a fence. Advertisement Left seriously injured and rushed to hospital, harsh words from a loved one add insult to injury. How will the beloved character move on in the aftermath? History of the Coronation Street set By Jake Penkethman, TV Reporter 1960-1968 - Whilst the Coronation Street set remained on Quay Street for 53 years, it actually had three separate studio sites. The first was an entirely indoor wooden set which was used for the first eight years of filming. This encompassed a replica of the Street built entirely indoors. The set was known to be awkward for actors to use and the houses brought to three quarter scale. 1968-1982 - In 1968, the addition of an outdoor set was created to adjoin the existing indoor set which was still used for filming right up until 1982. The set was used only when required with many of the show's cast reportedly hating it and describing it as 'the coldest place on Earth'. 1982-2013 - A brand new set was officially constructed in 1982 and was almost built fully to scale but still only permitted for one car to drive down the cobbled street. The house were purpose-built using reclaimed Salford brick in order to give it the most authentic feel possible. During these years, some of the show's buildings were adapted to allow for both interior and exterior filming at the same time. These locations included Elliott's Butchers, Barlow's Buys, Prima Doner and Webster's Autos. The final scenes to be recorded on this site occurred in December 2013. By early 2014, it began operating as a tourist attraction for around two years before ultimately being demolished and re-purposed in 2017. 2014-present - In early 2014, the show's set moved to the TV hub of the North - MediaCityUK in nearby Salford Quays. It is now located a stone's throw from major TV studio Dock 10 as well as the BBC's base in the North - home to Blue Peter, Newsround, BBC Breakfast and BBC Sport. The new set was even bigger and built to 9/10 the scale of a real street and allowed for two card to be travelling down the road at opposite sides for the very first time. The site has even undergone major expansions during its 10 years. Just four years after opening in 2018, a brand new set extension was unveiled which introduced viewers to Victoria Gardens for the first time in its history. The Weatherfield North tram stop also became visible as did a series of shops which became used as part of product placement advertising deals. Brands to have been seen on the Street so far include a Co-Op, a Costa Coffee and a branch of Hay's Travel. Four years later in 2022, another brand new set was unveiled, this time being the heavily mentioned Weatherfield Precinct. It became the first time in 62 years that the area had ever been seen on screens. It fearued a variety of shop fronts, a playground and a number of small flats which have begun to house more and more residents on the street in recent months. Over in Coronation Street, viewers were shocked when Gary Windass Having been brutally attacked, the builder was shown to be in a coma. Advertisement But just who is responsible for the crime ? Coronation Street and Emmerdale air on ITV1 and ITVX . 4 Gary Windass has been left fighting for his life Credit: PA
The Sun
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Emmerdale's first look at Mandy and Paddy's new lovenest as Lisa Riley gives fans a tour of home
LIFE is going to get very saucy for Emmerdale stalwarts, Mandy and Paddy Dingle, as they move into their brand-new 'love nest' – 'Pandy Towers'. The fan favourites are moving into Dr Liam's old house and in true Mandy style, it's been given a fresh new look with 'love' cushions, fruity sexual innuendos and even their very own 'M & P' bookcase lit up in lights. 8 8 8 And as the soap's legendary actress, Lisa Riley, gives The Sun an exclusive tour today around the couple's brightly coloured pad, she admits Mandy and Paddy love it so much, they can't keep their hands off each other. 'They are like village magnets,' she exclaimed. 'At long last, Mandy and Paddy have got their very own love nest! 'This week the audience will get to see the love nest too and I know they are going to love it as much as Mandy and Paddy. 'They've called it Pandy Towers! 'Over the next few weeks, you will see them running off together back to the house. "They can't keep their hands off each other and they want to take pure advantage of their new love nest. 'But I think this is great a soap like Emmerdale can make plenty of references to this. "Like many people between the ages of 45 and 55, Paddy and Mandy have a wonderful love life!' As our exclusive pictures show, it's clear Mandy is the main architect behind the décor that includes 27 strawberry items in a very cheeky nod to their fruity antics. Mandy Dingle shouts out for Vinny as she's about to get married Smiling, Lisa explained: 'You can tell Paddy has not had as much of a say in the property as he would have liked but he adores it and he trusts Mandy. "He let her run with it and there are strawberries everywhere! In fact, Mandy and Paddy have 27 strawberry items in a nod to their fruity naughtiness! "From strawberry mugs, mats and strawberry lamps to little tea lights, fair lights, strawberries are everywhere in Pandy Towers. "Even little Eve has a strawberry stool and there are strawberry pillows too!' 8 8 8 Guiding Sun readers around the home that is decorated with a pleather of rainbow colours, Mandy's beauty products are dotted everywhere. It's not neat and tidy, as you would expect with the extrovert salon owner in charge, and her garish taste is in abundance. 'But there is no leopard print,' stressed Lisa. 'Mandy leaves that at the salon!' Standing pride of place is a white shelving unit lit up in lights with the letters 'M & P'. 'This bookcase is phenomenal,' exclaimed Lisa before joking: 'It's wonderful to see but obviously there is the phenomenal bromance of Marlon and Paddy. So do the letters really mean Mandy and Paddy?!' She points to a pair of neon pink marigold gloves that don the letters 'Domestic Goddess'. 'What I love too is Mandy's marigolds,' she added. 'As you would expect with Mandy, they are not normal marigolds – she has a sewn-on ring with the lettering 'Domestic Goddess!' 'What's great is the lounge is so multi-coloured. Dr Liam's house was dark and dismal. "Now it's colours everywhere. The comparison is literally like going to A to Z instantly!' But Lisa, who as Mandy plays one of the biggest matriarchs of the Dingles, also stresses there are plenty of poignant nods to the famous soap family too. Dotted around are lots of family photos and the Dingle's family emblem of a crotched blanket is neatly placed over the sofa. 'You have got the original Dingle blanket and it's all about the family' said Lisa. 8 8 'There are pictures of Mandy and Paddy's wedding day and one of her with Uncle Zak. "The audience are going to see lots of shots of the Mandy and Zak picture which I think is wonderful. They were so close.' Lisa says she has loved working with Emmerdale's set design team on 'Pandy Towers' and she reveals a lot of effort has been put in to making sure many of the items have been upcycled. In fact, as Lisa explains, fans can now buy Mandy's old dresses on eBay. 'We have tried to upcycle a lot of the items,' added the star. 'We are really big on that. We've got a pre-loved eBay site now where you can buy lots of items, including Mandy's clothes . Not only can fans get a piece of nostalgia but it is all going to a new home. I love that.' As for what lies ahead, she teases whilst fans can expect plenty of saucy fun, there will also be lots of drama with Mandy and Paddy too – especially with the couple's relationship with Bear Wolf. 'Mandy and Paddy are real carers and they look out for people but there will be a lot of drama too,' she warned. 'It's going to be particularly dramatic with Bear Wolf…' Emmerdale runs every weekday on ITV1 and STV1 at 7.30pm. Episodes can be streamed on ITVX.
