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• Soap Spy Posts: 4,808

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  10/12/24 - 22:43 edited 10/12/24 - 22:44 #2

  Thanks @dullire Hollyoaks Christmas and New Year’s box-set (includes six episodes) available from 6am Monday 23rd December 2024 on Channel 4’s streaming service.

  EastEnders BBC iPlayer (early release episodes) schedules will be announced in due course. Emmerdale and Coronation Street ITVX (early release episodes) schedules will be announced in due course.

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• Ancora Posts: 25,562

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  11/12/24 - 00:23 #3

  Thanks @dullire

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  11/12/24 - 12:50 #4

  Thanks @dullire

  @support Can this be pinned please

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• lufcfan1998 Posts: 23,968

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  11/12/24 - 17:59 #5

  Other than 2022, is this the first year in a while where Neighbours hasn't been shown on Christmas Day?

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  11/12/24 - 19:24 #6

  Thanks a lot @dullire

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  12/12/24 - 12:37 #7

  lufcfan1998 wrote: »

  Other than 2022, is this the first year in a while where Neighbours hasn't been shown on Christmas Day?

  Actually, Neighbours took a break over Christmas 2020 and 2021 due to the breakdown in relations between Channel 5 and Network 10 in Aus. It did air over Christmas 2018, 2019 and 2023.

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  12/12/24 - 15:12 #8

  Deschanel wrote: »

  lufcfan1998 wrote: »

  Other than 2022, is this the first year in a while where Neighbours hasn't been shown on Christmas Day?

  Actually, Neighbours took a break over Christmas 2020 and 2021 due to the breakdown in relations between Channel 5 and Network 10 in Aus. It did air over Christmas 2018, 2019 and 2023.

  I remember the BBC showed it on Xmas Day too during the 80s and 90s

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  12/12/24 - 22:10 #9

  lufcfan1998 wrote: »

  Deschanel wrote: »

  lufcfan1998 wrote: »

  Other than 2022, is this the first year in a while where Neighbours hasn't been shown on Christmas Day?

  Actually, Neighbours took a break over Christmas 2020 and 2021 due to the breakdown in relations between Channel 5 and Network 10 in Aus. It did air over Christmas 2018, 2019 and 2023.

  I remember the BBC showed it on Xmas Day too during the 80s and 90s

  I can't find that Neighbours was ever shown on a Christmas Day

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  13/12/24 - 16:22 #10

  Neighbours aired on Christmas Day in 1992 and 1995, but only the lunchtime airing.

  Have to thank the Radio Tines thread for that

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  13/12/24 - 16:56 #11

  jazzydrury3 wrote: »

  Neighbours aired on Christmas Day in 1992 and 1995, but only the lunchtime airing.

  Have to thank the Radio Tines thread for that

  I think 1992 was when Glen Donnelly fell off the roof.

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  19/12/24 - 14:07 #12

  It Aired in the eighties on Christmas day as I remember des being carried out daphne,s coffee shop as there was a fire, my earliest neighbours memory.

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  19/12/24 - 14:11 #13

  Cal2008 wrote: »

  It Aired in the eighties on Christmas day as I remember des being carried out daphne,s coffee shop as there was a fire, my earliest neighbours memory.

  Actually checked and according to neighbours fans website the fire aired 1/1/1990 so new years day, sorry my error.

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  20/12/24 - 10:58 #14

  hope CS and ED are back to being an hour long on Christmas Day

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  20/12/24 - 11:31 #15

  essexpete wrote: »

  hope CS and ED are back to being an hour long on Christmas Day

  CS is, ED isn't

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  20/12/24 - 12:13 edited 20/12/24 - 12:14 #16

  Does anyone know which or any of the soaps dropping episodes early on Christmas Day?

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  20/12/24 - 13:15 #17

  Soap Spy wrote: »

  Does anyone know which or any of the soaps dropping episodes early on Christmas Day?

  ITV told Journalists that Corrie was dropping early, ITVX told people on Twitter neither Corrie or Emmerdale were dropping early, so for ITV its very confusing at the moment

  EastEnders is still to be confirmed, i expect they will confirm them on Monday

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  20/12/24 - 17:34 #18

  Soap Spy wrote: »

  Does anyone know which or any of the soaps dropping episodes early on Christmas Day?

  This is normally something you tell us about

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  20/12/24 - 17:48 edited 20/12/24 - 17:48 #19

  Multimedia81 wrote: »

  Soap Spy wrote: »

  Does anyone know which or any of the soaps dropping episodes early on Christmas Day?

  This is normally something you tell us about

  I don't myself yet lol 😝

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  22/12/24 - 20:17 edited 22/12/24 - 20:18 #20

  Coronation Street have confirmed “most” episodes will drop at 7am, so I’m gathering from that, that it will not drop early on Christmas Day

  Emmerdale have posted the same so again Christmas Day seemingly won’t drop early

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  22/12/24 - 21:10 edited 22/12/24 - 21:11 #21

  mw0390 wrote: »

  Coronation Street have confirmed “most” episodes will drop at 7am, so I’m gathering from that, that it will not drop early on Christmas Day

  Emmerdale have posted the same so again Christmas Day seemingly won’t drop early

  Good I want to watch the soaps live on Christmas night instead of early releases. I'm all for early releases but for big episodes and Christmas is that then I don't mind premiering first on ITV1. New Year’s Day should be the same. Around Christmas and New Year they should premiere episodes as usual on ITVX. Essentially Corrie this year due to Gail's exit and let viewers watch it together! I don't have much hope for Gail's exit storyline but that doesn't mean premiere early.

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  22/12/24 - 21:44 #22

  Soap Spy wrote: »

  mw0390 wrote: »

  Coronation Street have confirmed “most” episodes will drop at 7am, so I’m gathering from that, that it will not drop early on Christmas Day

  Emmerdale have posted the same so again Christmas Day seemingly won’t drop early

  Good I want to watch the soaps live on Christmas night instead of early releases. I'm all for early releases but for big episodes and Christmas is that then I don't mind premiering first on ITV1. New Year’s Day should be the same. Around Christmas and New Year they should premiere episodes as usual on ITVX. Essentially Corrie this year due to Gail's exit and let viewers watch it together! I don't have much hope for Gail's exit storyline but that doesn't mean premiere early.

  This seems out of character for you

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  22/12/24 - 22:16 #23

  The EastEnders Twitter account has posted to say that the 23rd and Xmas Eve will be available at 6:00am but Xmas Day and Boxing Day won’t be.

  New Year’s Day is the only episode from the following week which is not being released early.

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  22/12/24 - 22:21 #24

  JMK wrote: »

  The EastEnders Twitter account has posted to say that the 23rd and Xmas Eve will be available at 6:00am but Xmas Day and Boxing Day won’t be.

  New Year’s Day is the only episode from the following week which is not being released early.

  Boxing Day not dropping early is very interesting, something must happen either as a cliffhanger on Xmas Day or in the Boxing Day episode that they don’t want spoiled

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  22/12/24 - 22:27 #25

  mw0390 wrote: »

  JMK wrote: »

  The EastEnders Twitter account has posted to say that the 23rd and Xmas Eve will be available at 6:00am but Xmas Day and Boxing Day won’t be.

  New Year’s Day is the only episode from the following week which is not being released early.

  Boxing Day not dropping early is very interesting, something must happen either as a cliffhanger on Xmas Day or in the Boxing Day episode that they don’t want spoiled

  Indeed. Especially as they released Boxing Day early in 2022 & 2023. I reckon @Scrabbler’s Cindy whodunit theory may be correct.

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  22/12/24 - 22:31 #26

  JMK wrote: »

  mw0390 wrote: »

  JMK wrote: »

  The EastEnders Twitter account has posted to say that the 23rd and Xmas Eve will be available at 6:00am but Xmas Day and Boxing Day won’t be.

  New Year’s Day is the only episode from the following week which is not being released early.

  Boxing Day not dropping early is very interesting, something must happen either as a cliffhanger on Xmas Day or in the Boxing Day episode that they don’t want spoiled

  Indeed. Especially as they released Boxing Day early in 2022 & 2023. I reckon @Scrabbler’s Cindy whodunit theory may be correct.

  It certainly wouldn’t surprise me

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