Can You Spot These EastEnders Changes?

We noticed some of you pointing out the minor blips in last week's episodes, and it was bound to happen as the new way of filming has never been done before on soaps, especially with CGI and plastic screening, but can you spot any of these changes in upcoming scenes?

Keep Your Distance!

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Okay, this is an obvious one. Keeping two metres apart, as the government guidelines insisted when these scenes were filmed, and although it's noticeable on-screen, it reflects how we're all living our lives at the moment, so it doesn't really stand out like a sore thumb.

Screen for Safety

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One thing EastEnders revealed they would be using when they resumed filming was Perspex screens, but you can have many issues with these, especially with reflection and glare.

Thankfully soap bosses have taken care of this by removing these in post-production.

Some of you have mentioned that you spotted a screen in an episode, but I could not see it. Let me know in the comments if you have spotted an error.

Real Kissing?

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Okay we're yet to see this on screen, but there will come a time when two characters will lock lips, and here's how EastEnders are keeping people safe.

When two characters kiss, where possible, EastEnders will film the close ups using the actors' real-life partners. When this is not possible, they will kiss but with a screen between them.

Another way will be using camera trickery, showing the couples kiss but the camera is placed at such an angle that it looks realistic.

Family Extras

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Another change that needed to happen was with the extras - The characters you see walking down the street, or buying a pint in the Vic. One way of keeping people as safe as possible was to use the family and close friends of the cast and crew, as extras.

Speaking last month, Jon Sen said: "It just adds to the sense of life."

More Direction?

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For those of you who read the credits, you are probably aware that there are more directors being credited. In order to work in smaller groups, EastEnders needed to to bring in more directors.

To keep numbers down further, EastEnders are also using fewer cameras, therefore having less camera operators on-site. 

Speaking of the new restrictions in place, Jon explained the difficulties in production: "We have made the sets more practical for filming to allow distancing, they weren't initially designed for that,"

"A few of them are very cramped. The café now has a one-way system that flows through. We have had to adjust the Vic seating ever so slightly to get actors through and back, so we felt that was practical from a filming point of view and that it reflects real life really."

EastEnders returns Monday on BBC One.