EMMERDALE will run out of episodes in May and TV bosses are considering a raft of measures get filming again as soon as possible.
ITV boss Kevin Lygo revealed that actors could be tested for coronavirus when they return to set during a (virtual) chat at the Edinburgh Television Festival.
He also said that older actors will be protected for longer so characters like Eric Pollard, played by 71-year-old Chris Chittell, could be written out for a while.
Soap bosses could maintain social distancing on set by using camera trickery to make actors look closer than they really are.
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