Shoreditchenders updates Eastenders for the 21st Century
A couple of weeks ago it was reported that the BBC’s long running soap, Eastenders, will be receiving some updates to reflect modern life – specifically that it will see Albert Square have a little bit of Shoreditch in it – to reflect that East London is no longer working class suburbs, but achingly trendy.
For non-Londoners, Shoreditch is pretty much the epitome of hipster culture – it’s stuffed full of trendy bars, fashionable people, and crucially, the London technology scene. In fact, the roundabout at Old Street underground station has become known as the ‘Silicon Roundabout’, so tech savvy is the area.
So what are Eastenders going to do? We don’t actually know yet, but that’s not stopped one brilliant new Twitter account known as @ditchenders, which as been posting some hilarious examples of how it could turn out. Here’s our pick of the best.
A fight breaks out in the Vic when the new burger pop-up won’t accept Bianca’s bitcoin. Phil and Sharon turn the Arches into a maker space.
— Shoreditchenders (@ditchenders) January 29, 2014
A real-time episode focussing on Ian Beale desperately trying to find £250k for his series A round, while Phil threatens his UX team.
— Shoreditchenders (@ditchenders) January 29, 2014
Lola and Fatboy want to start an 80s club night but spend the episode arguing over what fonts to use on the website.
— Shoreditchenders (@ditchenders) January 29, 2014
Max Branning is bottled by a mystery assailant after writing a controversial opinion post for the Kernel.
— Shoreditchenders (@ditchenders) January 29, 2014
A screeching argument after the cold brew coffee apparatus in the Caff leaks all over Janine's Star Wars Adidas.
— Shoreditchenders (@ditchenders) January 29, 2014
Whitney’s despair is sensitively handled when her hardware Kickstarter is torn apart on Hacker News. Helpline number after the credits.
— Shoreditchenders (@ditchenders) January 30, 2014
Denise is convinced Shirley is using more days than her plan at the coworking space. Billy Instagrams “driving the DLR” but no one likes it.
— Shoreditchenders (@ditchenders) January 31, 2014
A senior royal dies. As a mark of respect the next day's script is hastily rewritten to show the younger cast tweeting to ask who they were.
— Shoreditchenders (@ditchenders) January 31, 2014
Washboards and mangles as the laundrette pivots to artisanal concept store. Bianca’s market stall is evicted to make way for a burrito van.
— Shoreditchenders (@ditchenders) February 2, 2014
Alfie is found sobbing on the crisis bench, but the only explanation he can give for his troubles is “asset pipeline”.
— Shoreditchenders (@ditchenders) February 3, 2014
A tense fixie chase to Boxpark to recover a cache of Snapchat screenshots that will reveal Kat's latest infidelity.
— Shoreditchenders (@ditchenders) February 4, 2014
“Gone down the roundabout” has replaced “Gone up west” as the default explanation for a character’s absence at a key moment.
— Shoreditchenders (@ditchenders) February 6, 2014
Got any other script suggestions? Let us know in the comments!
