Coronation Street’s Jack P Shepherd has reportedly signed another contract to stay on the show for another year, which suggests he won’t die in the upcoming Corriedale crossover.
Jack P Shepherd has played the role of David Platt since 2000. He is the son of Gail Platt (Helen Worth), and dad to children Max (Paddy Bever) and Lily (Grace Ashcroft-Gardner).
David has been through an awful lot while living in Weatherfield, and the drama isn’t going to stop when 2026 begins, as he will play a huge part in the Coronation Street and Emmerdale mash-up episode Corriedale.
With a number of residents from both neighbourhoods getting caught up in a multi-vehicle pile up, not everyone will make it out of this ordeal alive.
However, it appears David Platt will.
As reported in The Sun, Jack has signed another contract to stay on the show, which means he will play David for at least another year, taking us well past the date of Corriedale.
Metro has contacted Coronation Street for a comment.
Jack took a break from his role as David earlier this year to star in Celebrity Big Brother. The actor, who is 37, went on to win the series.
In Corrie, David and wife Shona Platt (Julia Goulding) were told recently that their unborn baby has a tumour.
The couple then discovered that the only surgery that could help the baby may put Shona’s life at risk.
![FROM ITV Strict embargo 9.45pm Monday December 15th Embeddable trailer link goes live at 9.45pm https://youtu.be/lfx-KTDMd14 ITV has released a new breathtaking trailer for the iconic soap crossover, Corriedale. The atmospheric promo reveals details of the catastrophic pile up and teases more characters who might be in jeopardy as the two worlds of Coronation Street and Emmerdale collide. The 30 second preview was revealed exclusively tonight (Monday) during The Big Quiz, ITV???s annual festive TV special pitting the cast members of Coronation Street and Emmerdale against each other in a battle of soap trivia, hosted by Stephen Mulhern. New characters confirmed as being amongst the residents of Weatherfield and Emmerdale caught up in the drama are Corrie???s Kit Green, James Bailey, Asha Alahan, Carla Connor and Shona Platt whilst Emmerdale???s Cain Dingle, Sarah Sugden, Charity Dingle, Jacob Gallagher, Robert Sugden and Joe Tate are added to the previously announced David Platt, Tracy Barlow, Liam Cavanagh, Aaron Dingle and Lisa Swain. In the aftermath of the multiple vehicle smash Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) takes control of the situation whilst a frantic Carla Connor (Alison King) can be seen trying to calm someone down. Injured Shona and David Platt (Julia Goulding and Jack P Shepherd) are tended to at the roadside by Emmerdale paramedic Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant), whilst Corrie???s own trainee paramedic Asha Alahan (Tanisha Gorey) shares the screen with Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) as she tries to help more casualties. Both shows have pregnant women caught up in the drama, Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) can be seen trying to help a screaming Shona in a scene in Hotton General Hospital. And as the trailer draws to a close Kevin and Abi Webster (Michael Le Vell and Sally Carman-Duttine) search for Debbie at the crash site, while a desperate Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley) screams out for Aaron in the darkness alongside Joe Tate (Ned Porteous). The hour long Corriedale episode will air at 8pm on January 5th - it will not be dropped earlier in the day on ITVX. Half hour episodes of each soap will be shown earlier, Emmerdale 7pm and Coronation Street 7.30pm, these two episodes will drop on ITVX at 7am that morning. The special episode is a celebration of the soap genre and will launch ITV???s new ???soap power hour??? scheduling pattern for Coronation Street and Emmerdale. Press and picture inquiries contact: corriedale-press-group@itv.com This photograph is (C) ITV and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme or event mentioned above, or ITV plc. This photograph must not be manipulated [excluding basic cropping] in a manner which alters the visual appearance of the person photographed deemed detrimental or inappropriate by ITV plc Picture Desk. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other company, publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on the website www.itv.com/presscentre/itvpictures/terms](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/SEI_278099858-9063.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
While David has been plagued with doubts over their decision not to terminate the pregnancy, Shona refuses to acknowledge the risks of surgery and is determined to carry to term.
This led to her decision to keep their family and friends in the dark about the tumour. But David just couldn’t bury his head in the sand, and ended up letting the cat out of the bag under pressure.
Both Shona and David will feature in Corriedale. In the trailer, they are seen getting help from Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant), a trainee doctor from Emmerdale.
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Earlier today, both soaps launched a one-off special on their YouTube channels called Countdown to Corriedale.
It sees Shebz Miah, Mollie Gallagher, Mikey North, Amy Walsh, Sydney Martin, Bradley Riches, Catherine Tyldesley and Danny Miller sit down and delve into the Corrie and Emmerdale archives.
Some iconic moments they watch include Alan Bradley’s death, Meena’s reign over the Emmerdale village, and the canal crash involving the Platts and Richard Hillman.
