Peggy Mitchell is set to return to EastEnders for a special flashback episode. The BBC is set to revive the iconic character six years after her death, with actress Jaime Winstone taking on the role made famous by the late Dame Barbara Windsor.
As fans of the long-running BBC soap opera will know, Windsor played Peggy from 1994 until 2016. The actress, best known for starring in EastEnders and the Carry On films, died in 2020 at the age of 83 after a long battle with Alzheimer's.
Winstone, who is best known for her roles in the likes of 2006 film Kidulthood, E4 horror series Dead Set and Sky sitcom After Hours, will take centre stage as a younger version of Peggy in a one-off rewind episode selving into the Mitchell family's chequered past in 1979. The 37-year-old also previously played Windsor in the 2017 biopic Babs.
