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		</div><p>Actors could film kissing scenes once again following the publication of new safety rules in the UK.<br />
New guidance has been drawn up for productions where actors or crew need to be closer than two metres apart.</p>
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<p>While the rules do not mention intimate scenes specifically, the BBC said that for shows to reflect real-life interactions, “we are going to need to film scenes and shows where people are closer than two metres”.<br />
ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky, the BBC and others have developed the rules for producing TV safely in close proximity.</p>
<p>The guidance says that all other options must have been considered, including adapting editorial on-screen requirements.<br />
As well as drama, the rules could potentially be followed by shows such as Strictly Come Dancing, which is returning this year with a shorter series.</p>
<figure id="attachment_158797" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-158797" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/E48AA925-6959-43B6-9B57-B33CF74A1DAF.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="400" class="size-full wp-image-158797" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-158797" class="wp-caption-text">The rules could also apply to shows like Strictly Come Dancing, where dancers and celebrities have to get close to each other</figcaption></figure>
<p>Details of the format for the next Strictly instalment are yet to be announced.</p>
<p>Under the new rules, people having to work in close proximity will have to take increased screening and daily symptom checks.</p>
<p>They will also have to observe social distancing in their daily life during the filming period.</p>
<p>The rules have been drawn up for interactions essential to a script which would require closer contact than two metres.</p>
<p>A BBC spokeswoman said: “Getting TV production back up and running safely is our priority.</p>
<p>“The BBC has already produced popular shows during lockdown following social distancing – from Have I Got News For You to Talking Heads.</p>
<p>“But, if we are to get back to producing the range and quality of programmes that the public love, which reflect real-life interactions, we are going to need to film scenes and shows where people are closer than two metres apart.”</p>
<p>An ITV spokeswoman said: “ITV has continued to be at the heart of informing, entertaining and connecting the UK through the Covid-19 crisis, and production teams continue to work hard to bring back many more loved shows.</p>
<p>“Working with partners across the industry, this advice builds on the industry-wide guidelines published in May and reflect the evolving situation we all find ourselves in.</p>
<p>“Above all, the guidance is there to ensure the safety and well-being of all those who work on the programmes.”</p>
<p>Coronation Street recently resumed filming – but without kissing scenes.</p>
<p>BBC hit Normal People featured several sex scenes and was filmed before lockdown.</p>
<p>Before the publication of the new rules, its intimacy co-ordinator, Ita O’Brien, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that sex scenes might have to be filmed without physical touch.</p>
<p>“There is so much intimacy that we can still tell – intimate stories but through intention, sculpting the gaze and perhaps a movement towards each other that might not require actual touch but which can still generate all that intimacy,” the Daily Telegraph quoted her as saying.</p>
<p>The guidance does not cover Wales, which has its own guidelines.</p>
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