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Dramatic TV or ratings shock tactics?

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Has Eastenders gone a leap too far with the latest baby death and swap storyline? Actress Samantha Womack has defended it as being about ‘producing dramatic television’ but is it this or simply a tasteless way to increase ratings in the new year?

It could be said that addressing the incredibly sensitive subject of cot death on primetime TV will raise awareness. The topic has grabbed media headlines and is being talked about in many staff rooms across the country. But parents who live with the grief of losing a child have accused Eastenders of making cheap TV out of a painful issue which, for them, will last a lifetime not just the four weeks that it took to film – ‘the most horrific four weeks’ of Samantha Womack’s life.

They also regret the storyline being taken to such extremes with the character turning into a psychotic babysnatcher. Portraying the raw grief that comes with the death of a baby would have led to hard-hitting viewing without this ridiculous plot twist. As many bereaved parents have commented, they simply wanted their own baby back, not someone else’s.

The plot is not just implausible but also insensitive to these grieving families.


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