EastEnders is lining up another comeback for iconic cast member Patsy Palmer.
Palmer will be filming scenes in the coming weeks for her character Bianca Jackson's return to Walford to coincide with her surrogate daughter Whitney Dean's arrest for killing Leo King, reports The Sun.
Digital Spy has reached out to EastEnders about reports of Palmer's return, but a spokesperson declined to comment at this time.
Palmer was last on-screen over the summer for a limited stay when Bianca arrived in the Square for Whitney's wedding – and stuck around briefly after Whit and Callum (Tony Clay) called off the nuptials.
Bianca's departure coincided with Leo's arrival, as it was revealed that he had been tormenting her prior to Bianca returning to Walford.
It was only after Bianca returned to Milton Keynes that Leo revealed that he was actually the son of Whitney's long-dead abuser Tony King – thus beginning months of Leo stalking Whit in the lead-up to her killing him last week.
EastEnders has confirmed that Whitney will be behind bars for the time being, until she learns her fate in a dramatic full-hour episode to air in March.
All of these various strings converging with Bianca's return would actually make sense, considering BBC head of continuing drama Kate Oates confirmed last year that Patsy Palmer being back was part of a year-long arc.
"We talked about it and we decided that the whole point of it was that it's great to bring a name back, but only if it's part of the story," the producer explained.
"We didn't want to have that thing of: 'Yay it's Bianca! Bye then'. So we talked about it for a long time and having a story that propels after she's gone."
Palmer was most recently on screens when she competed on The Masked Singer (for one episode) as the Butterfly.
EastEnders continues on Monday (February 24) at 8pm on BBC One.
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