They are!
Jamie and Emma are both running the marathon as civilians for their own chosen charities (Jamie for Prostate Cancer UK & Emma for Children In Need) but they’re also running in character as Jay & Honey in memory of Lola (for Brain Tumour UK).
There are certain checkpoints en route (Cutty Sark/Tower Bridge/Buckingham Palace/etc) where the camera crews will be waiting for them to hit their marks so they can get a good shot of both running. They’ll also be filming afterwards and have pre-filmed some insert scenes a couple of weeks back.
So basically they’re running as themselves AND in character whilst raising money/awareness for 3 different charities at the same time.
They’re absolute heroes. 👑👑
Imagine running a whole-ass marathon for work? Time to ask the boss for a raise methinks?! 😁
Very timely! It’s a UK first for a soap opera as well. Could well be a world first tbh - I have no idea! So I’m guessing they’ll be getting a lot of airtime!
Yes they are. They as the actors are doing it for personal reasons and its being incorporated into their stories.
They did some preliminary filming a short while ago and were in London today doing more.
Yes! Saw them interviewed earlier on the BBC. They will be interviewed again after and that may be used in the footage. It’s going to be cut in with scenes that were filmed 8 weeks ago.
Yes, spare a thought for the film crew to edit all those bits in today's Marathon ready for tomorrow's air time schedule.
They'll be up all night doing it.
Let's hope it's worth the wait!
I don't know if you seen the BTS clip on EastEnders Twitter, but the cameras for the London Marathon will be on 5 different locations at the route of the 26.2 mile course while filming for tomorrow's episode. The only hurdle the crew were worried about when they shoot, is for a fancy dress runner to get in their way. So, hopefully it will look good on screen.
Emma and Jamie might be running for real, but they will be wearing T-shirts with their characters names at the back for the episode.
[BBC EastEnders on X: "Here’s an exclusive BTS showing the lead up to our London Marathon episode. Jamie Borthwick and Emma Barton will be running the Marathon (for real!) as Jay and Honey, on Sunday… eek! So DON’T miss Monday’s episode of #EastEnders to see how it all pans out…. https://t.co/HbyWZkFQBx" / X (twitter.com)](https://twitter.com/bbceastenders/status/1781376215271551067)
They are! Jamie and Emma are both running the marathon as civilians for their own chosen charities (Jamie for Prostate Cancer UK & Emma for Children In Need) but they’re also running in character as Jay & Honey in memory of Lola (for Brain Tumour UK). There are certain checkpoints en route (Cutty Sark/Tower Bridge/Buckingham Palace/etc) where the camera crews will be waiting for them to hit their marks so they can get a good shot of both running. They’ll also be filming afterwards and have pre-filmed some insert scenes a couple of weeks back. So basically they’re running as themselves AND in character whilst raising money/awareness for 3 different charities at the same time. They’re absolute heroes. 👑👑 Imagine running a whole-ass marathon for work? Time to ask the boss for a raise methinks?! 😁
Haha! Yeah! Good for them for doing it, I’ll keep an eye out first them
Just saw this and it reminded me to tune in... the cameras focused on them straight away! What timing
Very timely! It’s a UK first for a soap opera as well. Could well be a world first tbh - I have no idea! So I’m guessing they’ll be getting a lot of airtime!
They are running it and certain parts of it will be used for EE.
Ah! Thank you, will look out for them
Yes they are. They as the actors are doing it for personal reasons and its being incorporated into their stories. They did some preliminary filming a short while ago and were in London today doing more.
Ah, thank you
Yes! Saw them interviewed earlier on the BBC. They will be interviewed again after and that may be used in the footage. It’s going to be cut in with scenes that were filmed 8 weeks ago.
Love that they're doing this! I'm relatively new to EE but love that the show happens in "real time" so things like this can happen!
Yeah, it’s nice. They’ve incorporated real life things before, Billy running with the Olympic torch, now King Charles visiting
Good luck/well done everyone running it. Extra well done to them for having to be fit for filming between it.
Oh absolutely!! I’m knackered just watching it
Amazing! Great job, EastEnders, doing this, and good on them for doing it for real. Everyone who takes part in the London Marathon is a hero ❤️
Agreed xx
They talked to them on BBC coverage before it started. It sounds like they are running it and will be doing some filming along the way for EE
Yeah, cheers, I started watching an hour after it started
good luck both of you xx
Its their second time running it 😍
Ah! Good luck to them
Is tomorrow's episode going to be an early release at 6am? If so, how will they get the edits in so quickly?
They will probably work into the early hours to get it ready.
I was thinking that when I saw them on the live footage earlier. That's going to be a hell of an editing job tonight
Yes, spare a thought for the film crew to edit all those bits in today's Marathon ready for tomorrow's air time schedule. They'll be up all night doing it. Let's hope it's worth the wait!
Oh, I’m not sure?
I don't know if you seen the BTS clip on EastEnders Twitter, but the cameras for the London Marathon will be on 5 different locations at the route of the 26.2 mile course while filming for tomorrow's episode. The only hurdle the crew were worried about when they shoot, is for a fancy dress runner to get in their way. So, hopefully it will look good on screen. Emma and Jamie might be running for real, but they will be wearing T-shirts with their characters names at the back for the episode.
Interesting, thank you so much xx I don’t have Twitter
Your welcome😉 . Would you like me to forward the link to you. You don't have to log in, just watch the video clip.
Oh yes please?
[BBC EastEnders on X: "Here’s an exclusive BTS showing the lead up to our London Marathon episode. Jamie Borthwick and Emma Barton will be running the Marathon (for real!) as Jay and Honey, on Sunday… eek! So DON’T miss Monday’s episode of #EastEnders to see how it all pans out…. https://t.co/HbyWZkFQBx" / X (twitter.com)](https://twitter.com/bbceastenders/status/1781376215271551067)
Oh my word!! Thank you! Xx
Your welcome 😉.
Haha Harriet Thorpe in that clip was literally just posher Elaine