During that time, he spent many years behind the bar of the iconic ... during the storyline that saw Peggy Mitchell tragically die, viewers are certainly ready for a Grant Mitchell return.

AS EASTENDERS marks its 40th anniversary, Ross Kemp has returned to Albert Square to reprise his iconic role as Grant Mitchell, stirring nostalgia for one of the soap’s most legendary bad boys.

Tiffany Mitchell, portrayed by Martine McCutcheon, was an integral part of EastEnders in the 1990s, but she was sadly killed off in dramatic scenes ...