CORONATION Street viewers have been left furious after being surprised by a major schedule change on ITV.
The long-running soap typically airs three-hour long episodes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm.
James Bailey has just returned to Coronation Street[/caption]
James told sister Dee-Dee he would like to adopt her unborn baby[/caption]
Carla came face-to-face with murderer brother Rob earlier this year[/caption]
A new instalment will be airing tonight (Tuesday, March 18) – at the later time of 9pm.
On ITV, usual programming is being ditched in favour of coverage of Friday’s World Cup qualifier.
The England vs Albania match’s kick-off at 7:45pm has disrupted both Corrie and Emmerdale‘s scheduled times.
To make up for lost coverage, the ITV soap has been handed an additional episode for this evening.
One soap viewer wrote on X: “#Corrie at 9pm on a Tuesday!? Pack this in.”
Another wrote: “When footy messing schedule like on Friday… #corrie
“No idea why not use Sunday 8pm slot .. remember years Corrie was in Sunday anyway and avoided needed 9pm slots.”
Replying to the person above, a third penned: “I hate this messing about because you know I always forget.”
While a fourth remarked: “Nans fuming now. Cheers Corrie.”
The summary for tonight’s episode reads: “James offers to provide a home for Dee-Dee’s baby, Carla and Lisa pursue Mandy, Brody gives Sean an ultimatum.
“Brian learns of Julie’s diagnosis, Tracy finds Rob lurking in the ginnel, and Evelyn suggests giving up her studies to look after Cassie.”
James Bailey returned to Weatherfield after three years away, now played by Jason Callender.
Upon his comeback, James has suggested to sister Dee-Dee (Channique Sterling-Brown) that he and partner Danny adopt her baby, to provide a loving home.
However, his elder sister is stunned by the unexpected offer and left reeling.
Elsewhere, fans previously saw prison guard Mandy (Rebecca Atkinson) roped in by inmate lover Rob Donovan (Marc Baylis) for a last-ditch escape.
She seized Rob’s sister Carla (Alison King) at gunpoint and dragged her out of bed.
Who lives where on Coronation Street?
Here is where all of the residents of Weatherfield’s main street live
- 1 Coronation Street – The Barlow family (Ken, Tracy, Steve, Amy)
- 3 Coronation Street – The Bailey family (Aggie, Ed, Michael)
- 5 Coronation Street – The Winter-Brown family (Gemma, Chesney, Joseph and the Quads)
- 7 Coronation Street – The Alahan family (Dev, Asha, Aadi)
- 9 Coronation Street – The Dobbs family (Tyrone, Fiz, Evelyn, Cassie, Hope, Ruby)
- 11 Coronation Street – The Grimshaw family (Eileen, Todd, George, Mary, Sean, Dylan)
- 13 Coronation Street – The Webster family (Kevin, Abi, Jack, Alfie)
- 15a Coronation Street – Dee-Dee Bailey and Adam Barlow
- 2a Coronation Street – Craig Tinker
- 4 Coronation Street – The Metcalfe family (Sally, Tim)
- 6 Coronation Street – The Nazir family (Yasmeen, Alya, Stu, Eliza)
- 8 Coronation Street – The Platt family (Gail, David, Shona, Max, Lily)
- 10a Coronation Street – Rita Tanner
- 12 Coronation Street – Brian Packham
Then, forced her to an abandoned office block – setting the stage for a deadly showdown.
Carla desperately tried to make Mandy see sense, warning her that Rob was only using her.
What will happen if or when she and girlfriend Lisa (Vicky Myers) track Mandy down?
Coronation Street continues on ITV1 and ITVX.
Will Carla and Lisa be successful in pursuing Mandy?[/caption]
