Meanwhile, Coronation Street<\/a> will finally see Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) attempt to walk down the aisle with long-term love Fiz Stape (Jennie McAlpine) after years of heartache.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, Emmerdale<\/a> sees Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) faced with a figure from his past in the form of his long-lost brother Caleb Milligan (William Ash).<\/p>\n Finally, Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas) is in a dark place but will he prove to be the unlikely guidance another villager in Hollyoaks<\/a> needs?<\/p>\n RadioTimes.com<\/a> has your guide to the festive schedule for the four major soaps.<\/p> Below is your guide to the soap schedules for the 2022\/2023 festive period\u2026<\/p>\n Of course, there are a number of dramas on the Street this festive season.<\/p>\n Tyrone Dobbs\u2019s surprise wedding for long-term love Fiz Stape is taking centre stage this year, but will the wedding be pulled off without a hitch?<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Daniel Osborne and his partner Daisy Midgeley have been going through some issues of late but now, he is determined to give her a Christmas to remember by popping one very big question.<\/p>\n Finally, unlikely killer Stephen Reid could see his lies begin to catch up with him, forcing him to act out. Could he kill again?<\/p>\n Coronation Street\u2019s producer Ian MacLeod teased: \u201cIt\u2019s got loads of comedy, family fun and warmth. I cried twice in the viewing \u2013 and I\u2019m not given to tears! It\u2019s really moving and lovely. It\u2019s not sad, but in a \u2018warm your cockles\u2019 way.\u201d<\/p>\n 23rd December \u2013 7:30pm (1 hour)<\/strong><\/p>\n Christmas Eve \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n Christmas Day \u2013 7pm (1 hour)<\/strong><\/p>\n Boxing Day \u2013 7:30pm (1 hour)<\/strong><\/p>\n 27th December \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n 28th December \u2013 7pm (1 hour)<\/strong><\/p>\n 29th December \u2013 7pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n 30th December \u2013 7:30pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n New Year\u2019s Eve \u2013 8pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n New Year\u2019s Day \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n Secrets look set to explode on Albert Square as viewers prepare to wave goodbye to pub landlord Mick Carter.<\/p>\n Christmas dinner at the Queen Vic is interrupted by the return of Jada Lennox and more secrets spilling out about the scheming by Janine Butcher. Will Janine finally be exposed, and will she act out once more if she does?<\/p>\n Albert Square will never be the same again.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Phil Mitchell is back in Walford but how will he react to the return of Keanu Taylor, and will DCI Samantha Keeble ever be stopped?<\/p>\n Phil also has the issue of winning Kat Slater\u2019s heart as her ex-husband Alfie Moon remains intent on getting her back.<\/p>\n Finally, the Slaters face a potentially fatal disaster at New Year when a dangerous carbon monoxide leak occurs \u2013 but who is responsible?<\/p>\n 23rd December \u2013 7:30pm (30 mins) \u2013 6am on BBC iPlayer<\/strong><\/p>\n Christmas Eve \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n Christmas Day \u2013 9:25pm (1 hour)<\/strong><\/p>\n Boxing Day \u2013 7:30pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n 27th December \u2013 7:30pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n 28th December \u2013 7:30pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n 29th December \u2013 7:30pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n 30th December \u2013 NO EPISODE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n New Year\u2019s Eve \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n New Year\u2019s Day \u2013 6:30pm (30 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n There\u2019s no shortage of drama in the Dales this Christmas time, least of all for the Dingle family.<\/p>\n Cain Dingle still remains in prison after confessing to the murder of Al Chapman \u2013 an act which viewers know was really perpetrated by his young son Kyle \u2013 but gets a blast from the past in the form of his secret half-brother, Caleb Milligan.<\/p>\n A flashback episode will fill in the blanks surrounding Caleb\u2019s past with his brother and why he was kept a secret from the rest of the family.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the pair\u2019s sister Chas Dingle deals with the fallout of her affair with Al being exposed to the village and must deal with an acrimonious split from her heartbroken husband Paddy Kirk.<\/p>\n Finally, Charity Dingle is none the wiser as she seeks to help pregnant but isolated Chloe Harris \u2013 not knowing that the unborn child was fathered by her own fianc\u00e9 Mackenzie Boyd.<\/p>\n 23rd December \u2013 7pm<\/strong><\/p>\n Christmas Eve \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n Christmas Day \u2013 6pm (1 hour)<\/strong><\/p>\n Boxing Day \u2013 7pm (30 mins)<\/strong><\/p>\n 27th December \u2013 7:30pm (1 hour)<\/strong><\/p>\n 28th December \u2013 NO EPISODE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 29th December \u2013 7pm (1 hour)<\/strong><\/p>\n 30th December \u2013 7pm (30 mins)<\/strong><\/p>\n New Year\u2019s Eve \u2013 7:30pm (30 mins)<\/strong><\/p>\n New Year\u2019s Day \u2013 NO EPISODE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Hollyoaks may not be on as much over Christmas, but that doesn\u2019t mean there\u2019s a shortage of drama for the villagers.<\/p>\n Warren Fox is in a dark place this year and his wife Sienna is worried for him, but wants Christmas to be as good as it can be for their children.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, a sick Juliet hides her diagnosis from her family but gets advice from an unlikely source.<\/p>\n Finally, John Paul McQueen is seen to tell a huge lie \u2013 but what will the repercussions be?<\/p>\n 23rd December \u2013 6pm on Channel 4, 6:30pm for E4 First Look\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Christmas Eve \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n Christmas Day \u2013 NO EPISODE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Boxing Day \u2013 NO EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n 27th December \u2013 NO EPISODE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 28th December \u2013 6pm on Channel 4, 6:30pm and 7pm for E4 First Look\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 29th December \u2013 5:30pm and 6pm on Channel 4, 6:30pm and 7pm for E4 First Look\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 30th December \u2013 NO EPISODE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n New Year\u2019s Eve \u2013 NO EPISODE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n New Year\u2019s Day \u2013 NO EPISODE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n If yo<\/strong>u\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>, or visit our\u00a0Soaps<\/a>\u00a0hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Christmas double issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<\/strong>Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n By Lewis Knight Published: Monday, 19 December 2022 at 12:00 am It wouldn\u2019t be Christmas without a visit to soapland. All of the soaps promise some huge festive storylines this year, with the much-anticipated departures of Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) and Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) proving to be the biggest storyline on EastEnders. 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All of the soaps promise some huge festive storylines this year, with the much-anticipated departures of Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) and Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) proving to be the biggest storyline on EastEnders. Meanwhile, Coronation…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/27420"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Soaps Christmas 2022 TV schedule<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Coronation Street \u2013 ITV1 and ITVX<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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