Production Team 9: Stunt Team

Although rather view, EastEnders does feature stunts from time to time, the most notable of which being on their live episode a few years ago where Bradley Branning jumped off a building to his death. The stunt team takes charge of planning, organizing and staging stunts. The team is divided into three main roles, this include Stunt Team members, Stunt Coordinators and Fight Coordinators.

The current members for each role include:

Stunt Team members: Lucy Allen, Riky Ash, Elaine Ford, Sarah Franzi, Claire Hayhurst, Tom Kail, Lyndon S. Hellewell, Crispin Layfield, Mark Mottram, Dinny Powell, Lynda Van Den Berg, Derek Ware, Dusty Weaver and Harry White.

Stunt Coordinators: Marc Cass, Peter Goldsmith (Cemex UK), Dominick Hewitt, Andreas Petrides (Brammer ltd), Michael Scott-Law, Stuart St. Paul (IAM), Steve Whyment, Lee Sheward and Andy Smart.

Fight Coordinator: Derek Lea.

Stunt Team members, generally plan when stunts are to be filmed and how they will fit into the storyline.

Stunt Coordinators, plan out how each stunt is filmed and acted out, how to ensure the actors are kept safe and what equipment is needed for the shot.

Fight Coordinators, are similar to stunt coordinators however they are specific to individual fights including the recent Tyler Moon boxing match, they plan how each fight will be played out and then train the actors how to go through a sequence step by step.

Thank You for Reading, Chip James