Emmerdale writer Jack Deslandes has bid an emotional farewell to the ITV soap after moving to EastEnders. Deslandes wrapped up his work on Emmerdale last year and is now a writer and storyliner for EastEnders.
Reflecting on his time at Emmerdale in a blog post, Deslandes wrote: "Last week, my 144th and final credit rolled over the familiar strings of Emmerdale farm... I've been at EastEnders more than four months now so it's been slightly strange to see the Emmerdale episodes I was working on air from afar. It's like watching an ex finish the marathon they were training for whilst you were together you're pleased they're doing well, but know your new partner might not appreciate you liking their Instagram post."
"But given talking about the stories I worked on whilst I was at Emmerdale was embargoed until transmission, I thought it would be nice to allow myself one post of reflection on my time in the Dales."
Deslandes then reflected on the storylines he was involved in during his time at Emmerdale, including Vanessa's return and love triangle between Suzy and Mary, Charles and Manpreet's engagement, and Matty and Amy's wedding.
"It was a journey. From struggling to write a six episode arc on day one to being given sixty scenes to polish up by the end of the day towards the end.
"I learnt how to write fast, how to pitch to that group of writers, who to pitch with, the different roles storyliners took in encouraging conversation in conferences and talk throughs, and what beats I needed to hit to make my producer happy. And I made some great friends and grew confidence in my strengths in building stories," he added.
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Soap juggernauts Emmerdale and EastEnders go head-to-head not just at awards ceremonies, but also in TV schedules. They compete directly from Monday to Thursday, both airing at 7.30pm, reports the Mirror.
However, Emmerdale changes tack on Thursday, running until 8pm, while EastEnders takes a breather on Friday evenings with its four-episodes-per-week schedule.
Emmerdale airs weekdays at 7pm on ITV1.
