Eastenders drops Maddie story
23/05/2007 13:11  - (SA)  

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London - A storyline about a missing baby in BBC soap EastEnders is being rewritten because of similarities with the Madeleine McCann case in Portugal.

According to a report on the BBC website the plot was due to revolve around Kara Tointon's character Dawn Swann, who is currently pregnant in the programme.

"It was felt any storyline that included child abduction would be inappropriate and could cause distress to our viewers," a spokesperson said.

Coronation Street also changed a story following Madeleine's disappearance.

The four-year-old Madeleine McCann from Rothley, Leicestershire, went missing in the Algarve on 3 May.

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