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Jessica Sansome

Emmerdale, Coronation Street and EastEnders times now as new schedule begins

It's being dubbed 'super soap Monday' as the schedule on both ITV and BBC undergoes a shake-up.

It was announced back in January that Emmerdale and Coronation Street would be moving to new time slots as of this month.

From Monday, March 7, the biggest soaps on British TV move into new optimal schedule slots, as ITV aims to build a "strong block of continuing drama".

READ MORE: ITV Coronation Street gives first look at Abi's baby as fans confused by pregnancy timeline

Emmerdale will move from 7pm to a slightly later time of 7.30pm every weekday.

Meanwhile, Coronation Street makes the move to three hour-long episodes airing at 8pm on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

The changes being made allow ITV National and International Evening News to become an hour-long programme which ITV says will help give even more focus on reporting from outside of London to reflect the whole of the UK.

However, there will be a bit of conflict for soap fans as rival soaps Emmerdale and EastEnders are set to clash under the changes.

(BBC)

The move puts them head-to-head in the 7.30pm slot for four out of the five days Emmerdale is on air - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.

And it's going to be a hard choice for fans of Emmerdale and EastEnders as there's set to be plenty of drama in both the ITV and BBC soaps.

Over in Walford, the net is closing in on Gray Atkins following the discovery of Tina Carter's body.

Fans of the show know that the lawyer is responsible for the death of Shirley's sister and Mick's aunt after she got close to uncovering the truth about his relationship with wife, Chantelle.

But in Monday night's episode, EastEnders fans will see Chantelle's dad Mitch abused and killed his daughter Chantelle while her mum Karen refused to believe what is being said about Gray.

Over in Emmerdale, Meena Jutla is continuing to pull strings from behind bars with her last being seen telling vicar Charles Anderson she will continue with her confession under one condition - that sister Manpreet Sharma pays her a visit.

But When Manpreet finally arrives, Meena asserts that they both have to take responsibility for their actions; meaning that Manpreet will have to reveal that she lied to the police in her testimony to protect Liam Cavanagh who claimed to push Meena over the bridge in self-defence in scenes aired last month.

Manpreet's visit to Meena backfires in Emmerdale (PA)

Enraged by her sister's suggestion, Manpreet loses it and slaps the serial killer nurse the face but she's massively relieved when, in the wake of the slap, Meena seems to agree to confess her crimes.

However, as Emmerdale fans should know by now that Meena isn't willing to go down without a fight and so she completely turns the tables on Manpreet, lying to the police and informing them that Manpreet was the one who killed Andrea.

Over in Corrie, fans were left shocked on Sunday night when Abi Franklin was seen phoning 999 and telling the operator she was in Labour.

Abi is in labour in Coronation Street (ITV)

In Monday night's trip to the cobbles, viewers will see Abi discover she is six months early and gives birth early to a baby boy before doing a runner from the hospital.

And after being left by the side of the road by drug dealer Dean after he stole one of the cars from Kevin Webster's garage, Abi ends up returning to the street and after spotting a BMW, Abi forms a plan and calls Dean.

Abi meets Dean at his lock-up and while he inspects the BMW, Abi calls the police to report the original stolen car. However, when Dean overhears her call, it looks like Abi is in danger and ends up back in hospital.

READ MORE: ITV Coronation Street viewers figure out where they've seen Dean actor before

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