BBC, ITV and Channel 4 have all cancelled their weekly soaps - EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks - tonight as show bosses struggle to ensure episodes remain for the lockdown.
Thursday evenings are usually a treat for soap fans with the three award-winning programmes all airing across the evening but tonight will be the first time since the UK government placed the country into lockdown that the broadcasters have all pulled their programmes.
EastEnders' show runner Jon Sen has taken to Twitter to thanks fans for their messages and support, and to reveal how the writes are continuing hard at work to plan future storylines. "Thank for all your messages (sic)," wrote Jon.