Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - V

[Son of Cain]

Something very strange going on with the masks. Simon walks into Roy's Rolls with his mask on but takes it off when he gets inside, which is the reverse of what he should do. Then he and Shona sit in the cafe talking without masks on, but then are showing exiting with their masks on. All very strange........

Yes, Emmerdale also do this, it is as if the producers feel they have show people wearing masks just to acknowledge Covid but don't really bother to show it properly as in the real world. It may be that they feel that we cannot understand what the cast are saying if we cannot see their faces, but we have manage this in real life. I have seen it said that people with hearing difficulties need to see the faces to lip read, but I am not sure this is a valid argument as characters do not always face the camera, and there are subtitles. As you say very strange or maybe just lazy lip service.