A co-star was “shaken up” over a mistake in a live EastEnders scene, according to cast member Adam Woodyatt.
Adam, 56 – who plays Ian Beale on the BBC show – opened up about the experience in EastEnders at 40: Behind the Scenes, released yesterday. This week’s new special honors the soap’s 40th anniversary, along with a live episode that airs tonight.
However, the cast handled this live episode for the first time. The first one aired in 2010 for the 25th anniversary. The 30-year anniversary week in 2015 also featured “live elements” in three episodes before the final fully live installment.
One live performance from the most famous anniversary, which featured Jo Joyner, now 47, accidentally refer to Ian by the name of the actor who played him, caused a number of errors. Her character was heard asking Jane Beale (Laurie Brett): “How’s Adam”?
Reflecting on the mistake, Adam said in the newly-released special: “We all felt for Jo. You have to consider how she felt because it is always the case when someone mentions the live now. She can’t escape from it”.
He continued: “I remember she came into… cause we were all in different studios… and Jo’s come in and she’s… shaken up. Really, really shaken up. And we’re all sort of looking at her and going ‘ what’s the matter? what’s the matter? ‘ And she just went ‘ you’ll find out'”.
Anyone “could get it wrong” in a live episode, according to Adam, who was one of the original cast members of the 1985-launched show. He claimed that any of us could experience this, which would be under the pressure. Something might go wrong with the crew. We could get something wrong”.
Jo has herself spoken about the blunder herself in the past, as previously reported, including having told Radio Times once: “I’ve got a good sense of humour. But I couldn’t laugh about it until I’d gone out there the next night]for more live scenes]. I was aware that others would be watching to see if I had a problem.
She is also alleged to have told Gaby Roslin that she felt emotional following the error on her BBC London Radio show. She said: “There is no explanation as to how or why it happened, we couldn’t have known it better, we went over and over it, and I never got it wrong in rehearsals”. She said it was “like an out of body experience” and that she was “hyperventilating” shortly before taking on her next live scene.
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