Kara Tointon has weighed in on the future serial drama (Picture: Getty / BBC)

EastEnders star Kara Tointon has discussed the future of soaps, revealing that she wonders how long they will sustain given the wide range of entertainment options out there for TV viewers today.

The actress, who played Dawn Swann on the BBC One soap, weighed in on the conversation during a new interview, suggesting that scaling serial dramas back to two times a week may allow viewers the opportunity to ‘catch up’.

‘You can’t catch up because things are moving so fast,’ she said on the subject.

‘It’s so lovely what they achieve, the serial dramas. To do the amount of work they do, in a short period of time and just keep going is quite a feat. 

‘It’s an amazing production line but I think they could take it back to two times a week and have more time to… You wonder how things are going and how long those serial dramas will sustain.’

Kara, who is filming new ITV drama Archie, also discussed whether or not EastEnders fans can expect to see her back in the Square anytime soon.

Kara has gone on to star in a wide range on TV programmes after her EastEnders exit (Picture: Getty Images)

Kara played Dawn in EastEnders for four years, featuring in some big storylines (Picture: BBC)

‘Every year I get asked about it,’ she told The Sun.

‘It’s the thing I’m most known for, that I was most watched in, but I really enjoy doing lots of other things so I can’t see it, no.’

Kara played Dawn for four years, between 2005 and 2009.

Dawn featured in several huge storylines, such as when she was taken prisoner by Dr May Wright (Amanda Drew) and Rob Minter (Stuart Laing).

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Since her Walford exit, which saw Dawn go off on a boat with boyfriend Garry Hobbs, Kara has starred in many TV programmes including Mr Selfridge, The Halcyon and Bedlam.

She competed in and won the eighth series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2010.

EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One.

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Kara has weighed in on the future serial dramas and if they can ‘sustain’.