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Jessica Sansome

Coronation Street and Emmerdale in schedule shake-up this week - when to watch the ITV soaps

Fans of both ITV soap's have been getting used to their new schedules over the past few months but it's all change next week - just for one week only. Emmerdale and Coronation Street will be moved back to previous times.

The two TV favourites have been moved around the schedule to make way for the Britain's Got Talent semi-finals. Every year the ITV talent show airs every weeknight for one week before the grand final decides who will be winning £250,000 and performing in front of royalty.

BGT, with hosts Ant and Dec and judges Amanda Holden, Simon Cowell, David Walliams and Alesha Dixon, will start at 8pm every night from Monday, May 30, to Friday, June 3. The final of the competition will then air on Sunday, June 5.

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Meanwhile, Emmerdale we go back to its 7pm timeslot, where it aired prior to the changes made in March to make way for a longer national news. This means fans will miss out on half an hour of action from the Dales this week due to there being no hour long episode on Thursday.

Coronation Street will then start at the now earlier time of 7.30pm but instead of just airing three times, the Salford-based soap will be spread out across the week and be on screens every night before BGT.

And there's quite a lot of drama coming out of Weatherfield over the next five days. Imran Habeeb has been seen trying to save his new wife Toyah in a first look clip of upcoming Corrie scenes. The preview clip, taken from next Wednesday's edition of the ITV soap, shows the lawyer desperately trying to get his wife out the wreck of their car.

It comes as the battle for Alfie intensifies between parents Imran and Abi Franklin. As viewers know the pair are currently locked in a custody battle over their baby son and while Imran and Toyah currently have custody, Abi is planning to kidnap her boy and head off to Costa Rica.

Most of the drama is in Weatherfield this week as the battle for baby Alfie continues (PA)

But it isn't just Imran and Abi as the residents of the street will also face the consequences in an unmissable week of episodes which has already been confirmed to be starting with a flash-forward.

Over in Emmerdale, things aren't quite as dramatic with no big stunts, however, Faith Dingle's heartbreaking cancer journey continues. A daunted Faith arrives at her chemotherapy appointment and the gulf between her and an absent Cain appears all the more painful when Faith sees another patient’s relationship with their son.

Back in the village, Chas Dingle is suspicious when she finds a half-naked Nate chatting to Moira. Not buying Moira’s innocent explanation, Chas becomes convinced that she’s walked in on the resumption of their affair and things only get worse for Moira as she continues to cover for Faith.

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