The director of new drama Isolation Stories said on This Morning it was actually filmed by heavily pregnant Sheridan Smith 's fiancé in lockdown.
Jeff Pope, ITV's Head of Factual Drama, spoke to hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield about the show, which was written, directed and performed in lockdown.
They played a trailer for the show starring Sheridan as Melanie, speaking to her family over video calls while heavily pregnant and on her own.
Jeff explained that Monday night's episode, which is based around Sheridan's character, was entirely filmed by her fiancé Jamie Horn. "He, without any question, could start a career as a camera operator if he wanted to after this," said Jeff. "He was fantastic, and of course it was just the two