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Ellie Iorizzo, PA Senior Entertainment Reporter & Debra Hunter

Ricky's EastEnders return delights fans as Walford says an emotional goodbye to Dot

Dot Branning Dot Cotton Ricky Butcher Janine Charlie Brooks Sid Owen Walford Mick Carter Patrick Trueman

An EastEnders fan favourite has made a surprise return to Walford, as another veteran of the soap bowed out off screen.

Ricky Butcher, played by Sid Owen, turned up in advance of his sister Janine's wedding to Mick Carter. And the residents of Albert Square learned that Dot Branning had died in Ireland, where she moved to live with her grandson.

Ricky’s arrival came after viewers saw Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) ring a mystery person earlier this week after she became worried that Janine (Charlie Brooks) was becoming paranoid about Mick (Danny Dyer) and his feelings for his ex-wife Linda. In a double episode on Thursday (December 1), the person on the other end of the phone was revealed as Ricky, who surprised his sister in the kitchen at the Queen Vic.

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