With just hours to go until the highly-anticipated soap crossover hits our screens, ITV have treated fans to a glimpse behind the scenes of the filming for Corriedale.

In an historic event, two worlds collide as the stars of Coronation Street and Emmerdale are brought together by a catastrophic, life-changing encounter on Monday night at 8pm on ITV and ITVX.

Beloved characters from both shows, including the likes of David Platt, Tracy Barlow, Liam Cavanagh, and Aaron Dingle, will be involved in a frightening car pile-up.

And ITV have warned viewers that the explosive hour-long episode will be full of drama, secrets, lies, injuries and even potential deaths.

But it was a very different story when the cameras called cut, with the actors from from both Weatherfield and the Yorkshire Dales, looking in high spirits as they bonded between takes in behind-the-scenes snaps.

Clad in matching dry robes, with the Emmerdale cast in blue and Corrie in red, the stars beamed as they cosied up for photos together, even while sporting fake bloody wounds.

Filming for the unique episode took place over three weeks back in October, including a 12-night shoot on a disused road close to Harrogate, Yorkshire.

Speaking about how it felt to bring the two longest-running UK soaps together, Danny Miller, who plays Aaron Dingle on Emmerdale, gushed over atmosphere on set and teased that fans had a lot to look forward to.

The I’m A Celebrity star 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.’

While Corrie’s Shona Platt actress, Julia Goulding, detailed how the casts from both soaps bonded on set during the night shoots, saying: ‘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!’

However, fans who are hoping that Corriedale extends beyond a one-off event were disappointed to learn last week that there are no plans to continue the crossover long-term.

Iain MacLeod, the executive producer in charge of both soaps, confirmed to The Sun: ‘People love Corrie and people love Emmerdale and their distinct entities.

‘They have their own tone of voice and their own sense of humour and their way of telling stories, and they wouldn’t blend long-term at all.

‘I think it’s brilliant to bring them together for this but no, there are no plans to do anything similar in the future. Sorry to be the killjoy, those of you who were hoping there was more.’

Last month, ITV released a pulse-racing teaser hinting at imminent danger for characters from both soaps.

The 30-second trailer shows the aftermath of the multi-vehicle collision, with Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) taking control of the situation as a frantic Carla Connor (Alison King) tries to calm someone down.

Emmerdale’s paramedic Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) tends to injured Corrie favourites David (Jack P Shepherd) and Shona Platt (Julia Goulding) at the side of the road.

Another tidbit showed Aaron’s ex-husband Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley) desperately looks for him in the dark.

There are two pregnant women involved in the dramatic scenes; namely Shona Platt and Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins).

Furthermore, Charity can be seen attempting to calm down a screaming Shona while both are in Hotten General Hospital.

As the trailer concludes, Kevin (Michael Le Vell) and Abi (Sally Carman-Duttine) Webster search for Debbie (Sue Devaney) at the crash site.

And ITV has teased that Corriedale will just be the start of the drama as the aftermath of the crash gives rise to fear, murderous intent, death, destruction, closely-guarded secrets, and lies.