All 21 of the EastEnders stars that returned this year - and who else will come back

It's been a year since Ben Wadey took over as the executive producer of EastEnders and many characters have made short lived comebacks - with more still set to return

by · The Mirror
Zoe Slater made a brief return in the summer and came back permanently in September. When she arrived - 20 years after she was last seen in Walford - it was clear she was hiding something. That was later revealed to be the existence of two children, whom she had abandoned at the hospital after believing the daughter had died.
Zoe has since pushed hard to find her children, leading to the arrival of Jasmine Fisher and Josh Goodwin, as well as the return of a few other characters...(Image:CREDIT LINE:BBC/Jack Barns/Kieron McCarron)
When Oscar was last on EastEnders, he was a little boy. Now he's a much taller teenager, recast as Pierre Counihan-Moullier. Oscar's return came as a shock to his sister Lauren, who had to pick him up from juvenile detention.
Oscar has since found himself in a love triangle between his girlfriend Jasmine and her brother Josh.(Image:BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
Chris Clenshaw may have introduced the idea of bringing Nigel's wife Julie back to the Square, but it was under Ben Wadey that she actually made her appearance.
Julie was brought to the Square by Jay Brown, who was worried about Nigel and Phil's close relationship as Nigel's health got worse. He called Julie and told her where her husband had rushed off to, bringing Julie back to EastEnders for several months.(Image:CREDIT LINE:BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
Anthony Trueman returned to EastEnders in September for his father Patrick's wedding to Yolande. When Anthony stuck around, it was revealed that he was going through a messy divorce and that his ex-wife had accused him of being controlling.
Anthony was also revealed to be the father of Zoe's twins, Jasmine and Josh. But his threatening behaviour towards Zoe ultimately lead to his death, as Jasmine hit him over the head to save her mum.
That wasn't the end for Anthony though, as his voice made a comeback a few weeks later when his father turned to an AI version of him to cope with his grief.(Image:CREDIT LINE:BBC/Jack Barns/Kieron McCarron)