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EastEnders Confirms Barry Evans Return for December One-Off Tied to Nigel BatesDementia

The special uses vision sequences shaped with Dementia UK to portray Nigel Bates’s worsening young-onset dementia.

Overview

  • Shaun Williamson will reprise Barry Evans in a single episode scheduled to air in December, with filming already completed.
  • Barry appears as a vision in the Queen Vic alongside Pam St Clement’s returning Pat Evans, rather than as a literal resurrection.
  • Producers say the scenes coincide with Nigel’s intensifying symptoms, with reports indicating he is transported back to the 1990s.
  • Executive producer Ben Wadey announced the return and described it as a focused instalment within Nigel’s ongoing storyline.
  • Williamson called the invitation a "complete shock," as the show continues its collaboration with Dementia UK on the portrayal.