Originally posted by: wizardofoz2
Dont understand the need to risk storyline and health of cast /crew for a 15 day lockdown. Hope it is worth it.
It's the economic angle that is driving this....there's a lot of downstream impact to shutting down production for 15 days....not just the daily wage workers. Channels faced big losses last year with a gap in telecast....most shows went haywire and took 1-2 months to recover in terms of ratings.....that is what they are probably worried about....if they pause the storylines, it will be hard to get back the audience connect after a break of 15 days....the ITV system is not well set up for the break format....especially for daily soaps.