BBC1’s soap EastEnders will be tackling the subject of child sex abuse for the first time. The storyline will also involve the Bianca Jackson and her family and a-yet-to-be-introduced character named Whitney Dean, the stepdaughter of Bianca Jackson.

EastEnders is used to controversial storylines, tackling a long list of sensitive subjects, including one where a character buried his estranged wife. That got 116 complaints to Ofcom, and the BBC released a partial apology after it received more than 600 complaints.

Source: MediaGuardian