TV soaps’ biggest Covid blunders – Ofcom fury, hospital gaffe and ‘irresponsible’ joke
EastEnders, Emmerdale and Coronation Street decided to incorporate the Covid pandemic into their soap storylines, but fans spotted several glaring errors in episodes10:00, 20 Mar 2025EastEnders star Tony Clay reveals that his dad had COVID-19Covid didn’t stop your favourite soaps from airing, but it did cause some chaos.It’s been five years since the Covid-19 pandemic began – which saw many tragically lose their lives and the rest of us sent into lockdown for months. Confined to our houses, many of us sought comfort and joy in our favourite films or TV shows – when we weren’t playing endless quizzes on Zoom.Article continues belowCovid forced soaps like EastEnders, Emmerdale and Coronation Street to halt filming for a short while in 2020, but they didn’t let the dreaded virus get in the way for long. ITV and BBC were able to adapt their sets so that social distancing and other lockdown rules were adhered to.It meant fans didn’t go long without their daily fix of soap drama – as long as they got used to their favourite actors wearing face masks. However, incorporating Covid into storylines proved to be a rather tricky affair, and fans began to notice a few apparent Covid blunders in episodes.Sold out footy matchSean bought pricey tickets to a Weatherfield football game, at a time when footy fans in the UK weren’t allowed go to matches(Image: More