Overview

• Heather Peace’s July 29 Instagram video details how she and Thomas Law filmed the Lionesses tribute just hours before Monday’s broadcast
• Peace described the shoot as “nerve-racking” and “fly by the seat of my pants,” and Law praised the script’s perfect timing
• The scene featured Eve Panesar-Unwin and Peter Beale discussing Beth Mead’s retaken penalty and naming players such as Chloe Kelly and Leah Williamson
• This marked EastEnders’ second back-to-back rapid-turnaround insert, following a last-minute Ozzy Osbourne tribute aired July 25
• The BBC One soap’s new approach to weaving live national moments into its storylines has drawn widespread acclaim on social media