EastEnders favourite makes surprise return to the square By Press Association November 1 2021, 8:32pm November 1 2021, 8:32pm Share EastEnders favourite makes surprise return to the square Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://wpcluster.dctdigital.com/thecourier/lifestyle/2702712/eastenders-favourite-makes-surprise-return-to-the-square/ Copy Link (BBC/Kieron McCarron/Jack Barnes/PA) Sean Slater has made a dramatic return to EastEnders for a one-off episode. The character, played by Robert Kazinsky, returned to Walford after receiving a phone call from his mother Jean (Gillian Wright). Monday’s episode also saw him visit his sister Stacey (Lacey Turner). Robert Kazinsky stars as Sean Slater (BBC/Kieron McCarron/Jack Barnes/PA) However, Sean also became embroiled in a complicated situation involving Stacey’s new wife Eve Unwin (Heather Peace). Slater last appeared in the BBC One soap in 2019, leaving to seek help at a mental health facility after attempting suicide. Before that, he was last seen on screen escaping a frozen lake in 2009 after attempting to drown his family in a car. Eve Unwin (Heather Peace) and Sean Slater (Robert Kazinsky) (BBC/Kieron McCarron/Jack Barnes/PA) He first appeared in 2006 and became something of a seducer on the square. EastEnders continues on Tuesday at 7.30pm on BBC One.