Why is EastEnders 10 minutes shorter?
EastEnders will soon shorten its episodes to 20 minutes, due to issues around the Covid-19 pandemic. When it returns, episodes will be 10 minutes shorter, though the show will air four times a week once again. At present, EastEnders has been shown only twice a week, to help producers fill the gap.
Will EastEnders ever be 30 mins again?
It was announced on 18 March 2020 that production had been suspended on EastEnders and other BBC Studios continuing dramas in light of new government guidelines following the COVID-19 pandemic, and that broadcast of the show would be reduced to two 30-minute episodes per week, broadcast on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Why is EastEnders shorter now?
Why is eastenders only on for 20mins now??! So short! This is due to COVID19 filming restrictions. I can only assume the COVID19 filming restrictions are more stricter with the BBC.
Has EastEnders stopped filming again?
Production staff on EastEnders, Coronation Street, EastEnders and Hollyoaks are allowed to continue filming. Oliver Dowden, the Secretary of State for digital, culture, media and sport, confirmed that all TV shows can continue.
Is EastEnders back to normal?
It has been revealed that EastEnders will officially be back on TONIGHT (Monday, September 7). Speaking about the return of EastEnders, Executive Producer Jon Sen said: “From the moment we turned the lights out in The Queen Vic our ambition was to come back with a bang and this autumn certainly does that.
Did EastEnders stop?
While EastEnders cut its instalments down to two a week, sadly the soap still ended up running out of episodes, airing its final pre-lockdown show in June. Luckily we don’t have too long to wait at all for new episodes as filming has now resumed – but just when will the show be returning?
What is the longest binge watch ever?
Here are the best longest TV shows with 9+ seasons to keep you entertained during Lockdown 2.0…
- The X Files. Seasons: 11.
- Will and Grace. Seasons: 11.
- Family Guy. Seasons: 19.
- Dr Who. Seasons: 12.
- Silent Witness. Seasons: 23 (so far)
- How I Met Your Mother. Seasons: 9.
- ER. Seasons: 15.
- The Simpsons. Seasons: 32.
Is EastEnders filmed in real houses?
Walford is a fictional borough of east London in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Much of the location work is filmed in nearby Watford, which was chosen for many of the exterior scenes due to its close proximity and the town’s name being so similar to Walford.
Can you walk around EastEnders set?
Unfortunately there are no public tours of the Eastenders Sets or of the studio itself at any time. This gritty and groundbreaking BBC soap opera has been based at the BBC Elstree Centre since day one back in 1985. The soap is based in the fictional London borough of Walford in the east end.
How long does it take to film an episode of EastEnders?
Episodes are produced in “quartets” of four episodes, each of which starts filming on a Tuesday and takes nine days to record. Each day, between 25 and 30 scenes are recorded. During the filming week, actors can film for as many as eight to twelve episodes.
Is Holby City filmed in a real hospital?
Where is Holby City filmed? The show is currently filmed in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, at the BBC Elstree Studios. The fictional hospital location itself, however, is based on the Bristol Royal Infirmary, and is known on-screen as Holby City Hospital.