EastEnders kicked Christmas off with a bang tonight as a classic character returned to the square.
Nigel Bates has made his way back to Walford after 26 years away, with the character making
a shock appearance on tonight’s (Tuesday,
December 24) Christmas Eve episode.
Played by Paul Bradley, Nigel was last seen in April 1998 when he and his adopted daughter Clare left to start a new life in Scotland with his partner Julie Haye and her son Josh.
