BBC Flagship EastEnders Show Set to Feature Mosque but No Church
Tamwar Masood
The set of the BBC ’ s flagship soap opera EastEnders is to include an Islamic mosque as part of a £ 15 million makeover   despite not having a church and featuring only one Muslim family in the cast . The famous fictional Albert Square   which is in fact at Elstree Studios   has served as the EastEnders set for 30 years and is now to be demolished . A mosque will be located just off the square and will be the set ’ s first religious building . There are several prominent born - again Christians in the cast   including veteran Dot Cotton   who are forced to hold Christian meetings in a community centre . Churches   off set   largely only appear in the programme for weddings and funerals . The new set will be 20 per cent larger than the current one   The Sun reports   with BBC sources claiming it has been designed to reflect a more “ authentic ” version of East London . The public service broadcaster has also discussed a radical Islam and terrorism plotline . “ It ’ s been considered and discussed  ” a source told the paper . The new set will “ be as authentic as East London today   including a mosque … [ it ] will better reflect the East End on screen as well as increase the potential for storylines  ” the source added . The Masoods – including dad Masood Ahmed   daughter Shabnam   and son Tamwar – are the only Muslim family currently in the show . It ’ s 33 years to the day that the first episode of # EastEnders was broadcast . Take it away Ian … pic . twitter . com / I9zdEVnJoW — BBC EastEnders (@ bbceastenders ) February 19   2018 Following the Islamic State terror attacks in Paris   left - wing apologists widely praised a “ meaning of Islam ” speech in the show   when  Tamwar Masood  argued Islam was a peaceful   non - political ideology to  his  non - Muslim girlfriend . The BBC consistently champions various “ progressive ” causes in its dramas and fiction shows   and in 2015 they introduced a transgendered character to EastEnders   making it the first major UK soap opera to embrace transgender ideology . A 21 - year - old female - to - male transgender actor called Riley - Carter Millington played a transgendered character called Kyle in the show   introducing the phenomenon of transgenderism to a large national audience . Dominic Treadwell - Collins   Executive Producer of EastEnders   said at the time : “ It has been my intention for a long time to cast a trans actor playing a trans role – and we have been so careful to ensure that we cast the right actor for the part .”
The set of the BBC ’ s flagship soap opera EastEnders is to include an Islamic mosque as part of a £ 15 million makeover   despite not having a church and featuring only one Muslim family in the cast . The famous fictional Albert Square   which is in fact at Elstree Studios   has served as the EastEnders set for 30 years and is now to be demolished . A mosque will be located just off the square and will be the set ’ s first religious building . There are several prominent born - again Christians in the cast   including veteran Dot Cotton   who are forced to hold Christian meetings in a community centre . Churches   off set   largely only appear in the programme for weddings and funerals . The new set will be 20 per cent larger than the current one   The Sun reports   with BBC sources claiming it has been designed to reflect a more “ authentic ” version of East London . The public service broadcaster has also discussed a radical Islam and terrorism plotline . “ It ’ s been considered and discussed  ” a source told the paper . The new set will “ be as authentic as East London today   including a mosque … [ it ] will better reflect the East End on screen as well as increase the potential for storylines  ” the source added . The Masoods – including dad Masood Ahmed   daughter Shabnam   and son Tamwar – are the only Muslim family currently in the show . It ’ s 33 years to the day that the first episode of # EastEnders was broadcast . Take it away Ian … pic . twitter . com / I9zdEVnJoW — BBC EastEnders (@ bbceastenders ) February 19   2018 Following the Islamic State terror attacks in Paris   left - wing apologists widely praised a “ meaning of Islam ” speech in the show   when  [TGT]  argued Islam was a peaceful   non - political ideology to  his  non - Muslim girlfriend . The BBC consistently champions various “ progressive ” causes in its dramas and fiction shows   and in 2015 they introduced a transgendered character to EastEnders   making it the first major UK soap opera to embrace transgender ideology . A 21 - year - old female - to - male transgender actor called Riley - Carter Millington played a transgendered character called Kyle in the show   introducing the phenomenon of transgenderism to a large national audience . Dominic Treadwell - Collins   Executive Producer of EastEnders   said at the time : “ It has been my intention for a long time to cast a trans actor playing a trans role – and we have been so careful to ensure that we cast the right actor for the part .”