Yahoo News EastEnders confirms producer is leaving immediately
EastEnders has confirmed the bombshell news that Sean O'Connor IS standing down as producer effectively immediately.
A spokesperson for the show made the announcement late Friday (June 23) that O'Connor was leaving EastEnders to work on a film project with Doctor Who and Sherlock's Mark Gatiss.
O'Connor will be replaced on a temporary basis by John Yorke, who worked as a script editor EastEnders in the 1990s and later took creative control as executive producer from 2000 until 2003.
"I've had an amazing time at EastEnders," Sean said in a statement. "Working with the editorial staff, cast and crew at Elstree has been an absolute privilege. They are the kindest, most loyal and hard-working team in the business.
"But my heart lies in feature films and I'm hugely excited as my film projects are now reaching production. When the BBC asked me to take over at EastEnders, my plan was to stay until the end of 2017 but with production starting on these films sooner than anticipated, I must – with a heavy heart – bid farewell to Albert Square.
"I'll enjoy watching EastEnders go from strength to strength but will miss everybody enormously. Elstree really is a place where you make friends for life."
More soon.
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