After her explosive return to EastEnders last year, soap legend Sam Mitchell (Kim Medcalf) made her mark on the Square with her scheming ways, so it was no surprise that fans were left devastated by her leaving Walford once again.
Her arrival saw her try and destroy her brother Phil Mitchell's (Steve McFadden) business empire, be blackmailed by criminal drug lord Jonah, kidnap her nephew Ben Mitchell's (Max Bowden) rapist and have an affair with Zack Hudson (James Farrar).
