With the soaps on the brink of running out of episodes, it's panic stations as bosses desperately try to keep them on air. All the soaps reduced their episode output in a bid to stay on screen for as long as possible, but the rationing can only go on until June.
With lockdown rules being eased, soap bosses are rushing to get back filming on set - with strict rules, special cast treatment and social distancing proving problematic.
Neighbours bosses have paved the way for TV shows around the world to plan a comeback, being the first show to put down a blueprint to making studios safe to work in.
While Emmerdale are in the process of filming six brand new episodes against the backdrop of the real-life coronavirus pandemic.