The festivities are winding down and while people often look ahead to a fresh start as a New Year gets underway, the Christmas fallout is only set to follow the Coronation Street residents into 2026.

While they try and put that aside as Debbie Webster and Ronnie Bailey tie the knot, it’s set to be an explosive start to the New Year as the long-running show will join with its Yorkshire counterpart, Emmerdale, for a dramatic crossover.

But ahead of the life-changing event for those in Weatherfield and the Dales, spoilers for the New Year period on the cobbles have already been revealed, with episodes starting on Monday, December 29, and ending on Friday, January 2026.

Starting elsewhere and Sarah Platt tells DC Kit Green that Carla Connor still isn’t responding to emails which seems odd. Looking for clues as to where she may be, Kit flips through Carla’s diary.

On a mission, Kit asks Asha to do some digging and find out from the ambulance crew who looked after DI Costello if he mentioned any particular words. Later, Asha calls Kit and informs him that according to her colleague, Costello kept repeating three words, and the detective constable soon realises it’s a three-word location reference.

On to something, Kit visits Costello in hospital and tells him that he located the flat, and he knows it belongs to him. However, there was nobody there. As Costello gives nothing away, Kit leaves and as if by magic, Becky Swain emerges from the en suite and thanks Costello for covering for her.

Later, Lisa tells Becky that she’s prepared to move to Spain with her but not until she’s seen Carla as she deserves to hear the news from her. As Betsy and Lauren Bolton hang out at No.6, Becky decides it’s time to speed things up with horrifying consequences.

As the week draws to a close, Lisa hands Sarah an envelope and asks her to return Carla’s engagement ring to her when she finally shows up. Later, once at the Chariot Square, Becky persuades Lisa that they need to ditch their phones for safety reasons and as she heads out, Becky promises she’ll be back with new phones before they leave for the ferry.

Elsewhere, as guests gather in the bistro for George and Glenda Shuttleworth’s joint party. Nick Tilsely chats to Todd Grimshaw and suggests they go for a run together. But when Sarah Platt lets slip that Nick was Todd’s first ever crush, Theo Silverton glares over at them.

Meanwhile, Christina Boyd’s annoyed to discover Glenda failed to order a cake, and so Theo tells her that he and Todd will go and fetch one. As he steers Todd towards the door, Billy Mayhew watches with concern. Having collected the cake, Theo rounds on Todd for flirting with Nick. As Todd tries to reason with him but Theo climbs in the car and drives off, leaving Todd stranded.

As New Year’s Eve approaches, with Todd preying on his mind, Billy quizzes Alya Nazir about the domestic abuse her grandmother, Yasmeen, suffered at the hands of her evil husband, Geoff Metcalfe and how to spot the signs.

Soon, George, Christina, Billy and Summer join Todd for New Year’s Eve drinks in the Rovers Return. As Todd waits for Theo to arrive, it’s clear he’s nervous. What has Todd got planned?

Following the turn of the New Year, Todd’s on edge when Billy and Summer drop by. Theo quizzes Billy about ‘the parishioner’ who is suffering domestic abuse. But Billy’s evasive and suspects Theo knows he’s onto him.

When they leave Theo rounds on Todd, seeing red. Horrified at what he’s done, Theo tries to blame Todd for causing him to lose his temper. When Theo’s phone rings, Todd seizes the opportunity and does a runner, but when he listens to a message from Theo telling him he can’t live without him, will Todd be swayed to stay?

Later, as the guests sit down to dinner at Debbie Webster and Ronnie Bailey’s wedding, Todd spills orange juice down his shirt. Theo orders him to go and rinse it and as Billy follows Todd into the gents, he’s horrified to find Todd rinsing his shirt in the basin, while also revealing the bruises on his body. Todd assures Billy that he’s as much at fault as Theo, but will Billy be able to let what he’s seen go?

Elsewhere, Abi Webster tells Carl she’s off out shopping. But instead, she visits Tracy Barlow and breaks down, fearing for her relationship. Meanwhile, Carl tells Ronnie that he wants to go see his mum’s body to say a final goodbye, and his soon-to-be brother-in-law offers to go with him.

Over at the hotel, Ryan Connor takes a call chasing up an invoice. But when he tries to access the hotel accounts he discovers that Carl has changed the passwords, leaving him suspicious. At the same time, Carl confides in Ronnie how his mum never showed him any love as a child and that’s why he finds it difficult to love as an adult. When Ronnie questions if he loves Abi, how will Carl respond?

On New Year’s Day, Sally Metcalfe shows Debbie into No.4 to reveal Glenda, Bernie Winter and Christina ready for a pre-wedding pamper party, leaving the bride-to-be touched. When she confides in her friends how she wishes Kevin would bury the hatchet with Carl just for one day, Sally calls at the garage to talk to Kevin. Fired up from his former wife’s words, Kevin finds Carl and tells him he needs a word.

With the New Year now in full swing, Sally, Bernie, Christina and Glenda help Debbie with her wedding prep. But when Debbie reveals that she’s broken her specs and is worried it’s a bad omen, Bernie promises to find something to bring her luck.

As the coach leaves for the wedding Asha Alahan reveals she’s stopped taking her anti-depressants, leaving Amy Barlow concerned. Meanwhile, when Tracy spots Amy confiding in Cassie Plummer, she rails at Cassie for cosying up to her daughter.

But as the guests head into the wedding venue, where are Bernie and Debbie? Meanwhile, Abi finds a bag full of cash in the boot of Carl’s car but when they pull up at the hotel, Abi opens the boot and discovers the bag is gone. Finding Kevin outside, Abi reveals she thinks Carl is planning to do a runner, leaving him incandescent. As Kevin stands up to make his speech on his sister’s big day, what has he got planned?

Eventually having made her grand entry, Debbie senses the tension between Kevin and Carl, Debbie orders them to pack it in. As the wedding gets underway, and Debbie performs with the dementia choir, will Carl and Kevin be able to keep their promise or is their feud about to ruin Debbie and Ronnie’s dream day?