Ross Kemp will be reprising his role as the legendary Grant Mitchell as EastEnders prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

EastEnders has finally confirmed Grant Mitchell will be returning to the BBC soap for the 40th anniversary build-up, with actor Ross Kemp teasing 'explosive' scenes ahead

EastEnders legend Grant Mitchell is making his way back to Walford as the BBC soap celebrates its milestone 40th anniversary

Ross Kemp to return to EastEnders as Grant Mitchell for soap’s 40th anniversary - Kemp last appeared in the show in 2016 as part of Dame Barbara Windsor’s exit storyline as Peggy Mitchell.

It’s official – a New Year treat – Ross Kemp is staging a huge return to EastEnders as Grant Mitchell this year, after 9 years away. The actor, 60, appeared as the Walford hard man on the long-running BBC drama intermittently between 1990 and 2016, and is now set to reprise the part for the upcoming 40th anniversary celebrations.

Actor Ross Kemp is to return to Albert Square as EastEnders prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary. His character Grant Mitchell first appeared in the TV soap almost 35 years ago, and was last seen on screen in 2016. In a statement, Kemp said he was ...

EastEnders has confirmed that Ross Kemp will be reprising his role as Grant Mitchell as the soap celebrates its 40th anniversary, with the iconic character making a "short stint" return