The original bad boy of Walford is on his way back to The Square, and he's going to be causing more trouble for his long-suffering 'Ma'.

Questioning the whereabouts of Nick Cotton since his son Charlie arrived on the scene, viewers have never really got behind the idea of him being dead because things never added up, and last night's episode of the show saw the reveal that he was alive and well.

John Altman as Nick Cotton

Carol answered Charlie's phone, immediately recognising Nick's voice and so she instantly wonders just why his death has been faked, and what's in store for Dot when he returns.

Nick appeared in the first ever episode of EastEnders, involved in some of the most notable moments of the soap as he battled his heroin addiction, got away with murder and almost took his mother's life by poisoning her.

John Altman said of his return: “After a five year break I'm very pleased and much looking forward to returning to EastEnders. With the promise of some hard hitting and gritty storylines I'm sure the residents of Albert Square will be none too pleased to see Nick Cotton back on the streets of Walford. I'm also looking forward to working alongside Declan Bennett and Pauline McLynn. And of course being reunited and working once again with my ‘dear old Ma’, the wonderful June Brown.”

Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Executive Producer added: “As we approach EastEnders’ 30th anniversary, it’s only fitting that our original bad boy – and soap’s most iconic villain – returns to Albert Square to cause more trouble for his Ma. It’s time for the indomitable June Brown to have the Nick story to end all Nick stories – and with Declan and Pauline in the mix too, it’s going to be an exciting bumpy ride as the Cottons begin to unravel...”

EastEnders continues tonight at 8pm on BBC Two.

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