EastEnders 'set to air major storyline with four iconic characters returning in dramatic twist'
EastEnders 'set to air major storyline with four iconic characters returning in dramatic twist'
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EastEnders is reportedly gearing up to air a major storyline featuring the return of four significant characters. English actress Jaime Winstone, 39, is making a dramatic comeback to the BBC soap, according to The Mirror. She is said to be stepping back into the role of a young Peggy Mitchell for a storyline focused on the mental health struggles of Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden).
![[Jaime will be stepping back into the role of a young Peggy Mitchell for a storyline focused on the mental health struggles of Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/22/94517137-14325557-image-a-44_1737844919509.jpg)
Fans of the show will likely remember Jaime for her portrayal of Dame Barbara Windsor in the 2017 biopic Babs. She previously played a younger version of Peggy Mitchell in an episode set in 1979 and now, Jaime will return for scenes set in 1985. At present, Phil has been grappling with feelings of isolation, particularly after his ex, Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), began a romance with his long-lost cousin Teddy Mitchell (Roland Manookian), alongside the breakdown of his marriage to Kathleen 'Kat' Slater.
![[Fans of the show will likely remember Jaime for her portrayal of Dame Barbara Windsor (left) in the 2017 biopic Babs]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/22/94517667-14325557-image-a-45_1737845150826.jpg)
As Phil battles depression and experiences psychotic symptoms, viewers will see the severity of his condition through troubling hallucinations of a young Peggy from his past. EastEnders is gearing up to air a major storyline featuring the return of four significant characters including English actress Jaime Winstone, 39 (pictured on the show).
![[She previously played a younger version of Peggy Mitchell in an episode set in 1979 and now, Jaime will return for scenes set in 1985 (George Russo, Daniel Delaney, Jaime, Teddy Jay, George Greenland, and Charlie Heptinstall pictured)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/22/94517673-14325557-image-a-46_1737845276502.jpg)
Jaime will be stepping back into the role of a young Peggy Mitchell for a storyline focused on the mental health struggles of Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden). In an emotionally charged upcoming sequence, EastEnders will depict Phil as an observer of a pivotal moment in his teenage years, interacting with his younger self (Daniel Delaney) in the iconic setting of The Square and the infamous No. 55.
