EastEnders shock as two Walford icons make surprise return after 16 years for Billy Mitchell’s stag do

EASTENDERS has brought backmost 2 Walford icons aft 16 years for Billy Mitchell’s stag do.

The BBC soap has been celebrating its history with a long-list of returns up of it 40th day and portion that’s lone a week away, they haven’t slowed down the surprises.

Instead fans watching today’s occurrence - which is present disposable to ticker connected BBC iPlayer - were treated to astonishment appearances by Garry and Minty.

Actors Ricky Groves and Cliff Parisi near fans stunned with their returns aft 16 years away.

Garry was past seen successful 2009 having near Walford with woman Dawn connected their wedding time with girl Summer.

While Minty near the pursuing twelvemonth having divided from tragic Heather Trott.

The pair’s instrumentality was kept wholly concealed by soap bosses with scenes seeing them astonishment Billy connected his stag bash airing contiguous connected BBC One.

Updating Alfie Moon connected his beingness since leaving Walford, Garry claimed helium was a sports broadcaster surviving successful a penthouse with 2 cars.

However Minty fto the information gaffe and revealed helium was really moving arsenic a bingo caller and was surviving successful Minty’s loft aft splitting from Dawn.

Their little instrumentality delighted fans who took to societal media to gush astir the episode.

One wrote: “It was truthful beauteous to spot them again, they slipped backmost into their roles effortlessly and you tin spot they were having a shot being progressive successful those large assemblage scenes!”

A 2nd said: “Very blessed astir this. Whilst seldom being main characters successful the ain right, they were some truly bully supporting characters, and conscionable added to the wide consciousness of EE.”

Another added: “It was specified a nice astonishment to spot them, and this is coming from idiosyncratic who has nary affection for either characters.

“Clenshaw truly is spoiling america with each these mini returns, his emotion for the amusement conscionable oozes retired with worldly similar this. 

“It's got maine excited again for immoderate returns for the 40th if they are pulling retired returns similar this a week BEFORE the large day week.”