Coronation Street will air an EXTRA episode this week – here’s why and what time you can catch Corrie on ITV

IT’S the week Coronation Street fans affectionately call Super Soap Week following the past few years dramatic happenings.

Thanks to that old terror of soap fans, The Football, Corrie viewers have just had to cope with an entire WEEK away from their Weatherfield favourites.

Because of our lads clashing with the Czech Republic and Bulgaria last week, Coronation Street fans went an entire SEVEN DAYS without vising the world’s most famous cobbled street.

But, to make up for that huge loss, this week Corrie will air SEVEN explosive episodes, which will see the death of long-term favourite, Sinead Tinker.

It will also see David Platt faced with one of the most difficult decisions of his life as he’s handed rapist Josh Tucker and a pair of scissors during a riot that breaks out at the prison.

What will he do?

While Daniel leaves wife Sinead with the palliative care nurse, he’s alarmed when he spots Kirk, Beth and Craig in festive jumpers.

As they tell Daniel that they’ve planned an early Christmas for Sinead, he responds that she’s far too poorly for anything like that,

But, having followed Daniel outside and seen Kirk’s efforts with a snow machine, Sinead insists it’s the best idea ever.

Later, along with Beth, Kirk, Craig, Tracy and Ken, Sinead settles down to enjoy her last Christmas lunch with her family and Daniel.

But tensions are high and before long Sinead is telling an over-protective Daniel that he’s not wanted at the celebrations causing him to storm out.

When he’s left, Sinead assures everyone that he’ll be back once he’s cooled off. An agitated Ken offers to go after him.

Meanwhile, outside, struggling to cope a broken Daniel collapses in tears in the ginnel where he’s found by Bethany Platt.

A distressed Bethany tries to comfort Daniel, but the heightened emotions push them closer together and before long, Daniel kisses Bethany.

Stunned and love struck, Bethany kisses him back, but Ken catches them. He furiously barks that Daniel goes home to his dying wife, while Bethany slinks off in tears.

Corrie is back for it’s usual double bills tonight and Wednesday this week. There’s also an extra episode at 20.30 on Thursday and an hour long episode on Friday from 7.30.