EastEnders star died virtually penniless leaving three kids nothing in his will
ok.co.ukAs EastEnders approaches its 40th anniversary next February, the show has been in a nostalgic mood, reliving past glories by bringing back several old characters over the past few months.
Fans have enjoyed appearances by David Wicks (Michael French), Tracy-Ann Oberman (Chrissie Watts) and Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer).
However, those returns pale in comparison with the show’s biggest ever comeback plot, which happened back in 2003, when producers decided to resurrect arguably the show’s most-famous character ever.The return of ‘Dirty’ Den Watts from the dead – the character having been ‘killed off’ in 1988 – hit the front pages and saw the show’s ratings soar.
Sadly, for the actor behind Den, Leslie Grantham, the return as Den was to be his final glory, with Leslie's second stint on the show ending in controversy, leading Leslie’s career to falter.
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