EastEnders’ new £87m set was built after safety concerns sparked evacuation
EastEnders have revealed that their brand new set, which cost a staggering £87 million, needed to be built after the old one sparked safety concerns.The BBC soap’s Production Manager Rona McKendrick explained that the team were left with no choice but to revamp and create the new look Albert Square after the old lot was deemed “unsafe” in bad weather. In a new interview with the Radio Times, Rona said: “The lot got shabbier and shabbier.