EASTENDERS fans have been left furious by the BBC’s plans to create a new “woke” soap to rival Albert Square.
BBC Three controller Fiona Campbell revealed her ambition as the service returns from online only to regular channels from tomorrow.
But a third of people already believe the BBC is too woke.
Speaking about her woke plans, Fiona said she planned to recruit her cast and writers from social media and wanted the soap to have nothing to do with London.
“What would it look like? It could be somewhere very specific in modern Britain — Derry or Belfast, Aberdeen or Newcastle.
“I want to showcase a locality in all its glory. I’d like to provide a platform for the cast of the future… You can see how many stars came out of early EastEnders.”
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