EastEnders Set To Feature Coronavirus Guidelines
By Cara Dudgeon
3 years ago
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'EastEnders is set in a version of the here-and-now, so when it returns it won't be a Covid-free Walford.
'There will be social distancing and so on. But we may not dwell on the virus and make it the heart of the story. I'm unsure about that.
'I think people watch a show like EastEnders for the characters and their relationships, so Covd-19 will be there but it won't be the only thing happening in Albert Square'.
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'We don't know how long wearing masks and social distancing are going to be part of our contemporary reality.
'So if we rush into making them part of contemporary drama it may look dated or odd when it airs in a year's time.
'People don't necessarily want cold reality reflected back to them, that's for news and current affairs. On the whole, we're watching drama for bigger moral and emotional stories'.
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