Emmerdale boss accidentally reveals shock MURDER plot – and it will be socially distanced

0
125

EMMERDALE boss John Whiston accidentally revealed a beloved character will be murdered soon – in socially distanced scenes.

The ITV head of continuing drama – who oversees both Coronation Street and Emmerdale – was speaking on Sky News today when he let slip about the shock new plot.

John Whiston accidentally revealed the shock murder plot on Sky News today

He said: “In terms of all of the normal stuff that goes on in soaps people kissing each other or murdering each other, we’ll have to socially distance murders I think.

“And we did actually have one coming up in Emmerdale quite soon.”

The bombshell news comes after the three producers of the soap – Jane Hudson, Kate Brooks and Laura Shaw – teased a storyline coming up that they were too far gone into the stop despite the pandemic.

Executive producer Jane revealed there is a storyline planned that is too far down the road to scrap and the soap is having to make it work by other means now kissing is off the table.

It’s been six months since the last murder when Graham Foster was killed

She said: “We have lots of looks of intent. Edging towards stairs. Arriving back with shirts tucked in. Fights replaced with menace. Things picked up in a menacing ways.

“We’re finding ways to do it. Some stories we might hold back a little but we have got a storyline coming up – we’re too far in to change it.

“It’s going to challenge how we make it work but it’s our job to make it work. It’s our most challenging area that’s for sure.”

Victoria and Luke have split up and a reunion could be off the cards

Upcoming special episodes of Emmerdale will offer “snapshots of lockdown life”, producers have said.

The lockdown episodes will focus on the lives of characters including Cain Dingle, Paddy Kirk, Chas Dingle, Sam Dingle and Lydia Hart.

Sam and Lydia’s marriage will be tested, while a secret from Mandy’s 17 years away from Emmerdale will be uncovered.

Secrets uncovered during the lockdown episodes will feed into and affect future storylines.

Filming was initially halted in March because of Covid-19 but the programme’s cast and crew returned to work last week, following social-distancing measures.

Jane (centre) revealed plans for adapting to film passionate scenes

The new episodes will air from June 8 and will last for three weeks before the soap returns to its previous broadcast schedule.

Speaking during an online Q&A, producer Laura Shaw said Friday’s episode would end on a cliff-hanger before the soap entered three weeks of “lockdown episodes”.

She said: “When Emmerdale shut down we went into lockdown and we shut the studios down part way through shooting a block (of episodes).

“We have got a whole group of scenes that were shot before lockdown – and then we have got some scenes that we are working on now that we will be shooting next.

“After Friday you will see that we end on a bit of a cliff-hanger and then we will go into our three weeks of lockdown episodes.”

Shaw said the show would eventually enter a new block of filming in which life would largely return to normal in Emmerdale.

However, the soap will nod towards the pandemic’s long-term effects.

She said: “After that we will set a new block of filming where we will reference coronavirus.

“We will see things like in our cafe and the Woolpack it will be takeaway only for example.

“And we will have separate entrances and exits, similar to what you have in the supermarket now.”

Did you miss our previous article…
https://www.hellofaread.com/soap-opera/will-sharon-buy-the-pub-for-herself-in-eastenders-linda-refuses-to-sell-it-to-phil-2/