The live episode: Vital statistics!
Here are the top ten facts you didn't know about the EastEnders' 25th anniversary l!i!v!e! episode. Get ready for some numerical revelations!
- An average episode of EastEnders has 4 camera operators the live episode will have 36
- There are 13 make-up artists, 12 dressers and 16 props people for the live episode.
- 7,500 metres of cable from 2 outside broadcast trucks will link all the technical equipment together.
- 51 members of cast will be taking part in the live episode.
- 3 golf buggies will be whizzing cast from one set to another. The shortest length of time an actor has to get from one set to another is 2 minutes 11 seconds.
- There will have been 1 read through, 2 full dress rehearsals, 3 full days of rehearsals andÌý1 technical rehearsal in the lead up to the big day.
- There are 10 suspects but none of the cast know 'whodunnit', the actor/actress will find out if they are the killer 30 minutes before the episode goes live.
- Executive Producer, Diederick Santer, came up with the 'whodunnit' idea a year ago; it has taken 9 months of planning to get the episode live on air.
- There will be over 400 shots in the live episode.
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At 19th Feb 2010, lanna wrote:im so exited for tonight! i will be going onto Ö÷²¥´óÐã3 aftrwards!
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At 19th Feb 2010, xb_ wrote:I don't understand how the cast don't know who it is. If they've filmed episodes for after tonight's live episode, aren't they going to know what happens next??
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At 19th Feb 2010, Pollyana wrote:I think Jack killed Archie. He did it for Ronnie, and all along he's been trying to get other people to do a 'runner' - Janine and Bradley, to put the suspicion on them. If it wasn't Jack then my next guess would be Sam!!
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At 18th Apr 2010, Thomas Clements wrote:EVERYONE can you join please
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