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\n\t\tGrant\u2019s return has been a success (Picture: BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tGrant\u2019s return has been a success (Picture: BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n
Grant Mitchell<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0(Ross Kemp<\/a>) return to EastEnders<\/a> has been utterly glorious.<\/p>\n Coming back<\/a> to reunite with his siblings<\/a>, Phil<\/a> and\u00a0Sam<\/a>\u00a0(Steve McFadden<\/a> and\u00a0Kim Medcalf<\/a>) as his old friend, Nigel Bates<\/a>\u00a0(Paul Bradley<\/a>) entered the final days of his battle with early-onset dementia and the resulting pneumonia, Grant made an immediate impact in Walford by helping to ensure that Phil\u2019s mental health didn\u2019t relapse, while also eyeing a reunion with his son, Mark Fowler Jr<\/a>\u00a0(Stephen Aaron-Sipple<\/a>).<\/p>\n Mark previously summoned Grant back once it became apparent that Nigel was nearing the end.<\/p>\n \u2018He\u2019s desperate to see his son. They\u2019ve never had a relationship, and he may see this as the first step towards potentially building one,\u2019 Ross said on what brought Grant back to his old stomping ground.<\/p>\n \u2018He\u2019s also shocked to hear from him in general and probably feels that, if Mark has reached out after all this time, then whatever is happening must be significant enough, and important enough, for him to come back to Walford immediately.\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t Mark\u2019s been in a mess of his own of late, having fallen in deeply with an organised crime gang. His own reappearance in Walford was due to his shadowy boss wanting to track down a mole<\/a>, with his sister, Vicki Fowler<\/a>\u00a0(Alice Haig<\/a>), being threatened should he fail in his mission.<\/p>\n Uncle Phil stepped in once it became known that Ravi Gulati<\/a>\u00a0(Aaron Thiara<\/a>) was the mole and, correctly guessing that Mark was hardly a cold-blooded killer, called in a gangland favour to get him off the hook. The only catch? Mark now owed an enormous sum of money.<\/p>\n Mark\u2019s tried to raise the cash through stolen cars, selling them via Lauren Branning<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0(Jacqueline Jossa<\/a>)\u00a0car lot, but he\u2019s scuppered when she tells him she simply doesn\u2019t have room for anymore, and later becomes suspicious over the legitimacy of the cars themselves.<\/a> Grant, meanwhile, has been trying \u2013 and failing \u2013 to bond with Mark, while also making time to pursue<\/a> Linda Carter<\/a>\u00a0(Kellie Bright<\/a>). <\/p>\n Despite Mark wanting Grant to stay out of his current predicament, instead turning to Phil, Sam told Grant everything, and when he waded in<\/a> and confronted Mark\u2019s boss, things just got worse.<\/p>\n \t\t Next week sees Grant announce that he\u2019s sold his bar in Portugal and intends to use the money to help pay off Mark\u2019s debt, but his son is adamant that he\u2019ll fix the situation alone and rejects the cash injection. Later, though, he receives a warning that payment is due, but before he can turn to his dad, he\u2019s kidnapped.<\/p>\n As the day of Nigel\u2019s funeral rolls around, the Mitchells and Vicki are increasingly worried about Mark\u2019s whereabouts, and when Grant receives a phone call demanding full payment, the terror increases. When Mark\u2019s boss also overhears Sam\u2019s voice, it becomes clear that Grant isn\u2019t the only Mitchell he has history with.<\/p>\n Can the Mitchells band together to save one of their own? Or will Mark\u2019s return be a brief one as his past finally catches up with him?<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"Sam,](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/559313-b42e.jpg\")
\n\t\tMark and Grant\u2019s relationship is still rocky (Picture: BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n![\"Sam,](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/560767-bbe5.jpg\")
\n\t\tThe Mitchells move to save Mark (Picture: BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n
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