Overview
- Eddie Knight has reappeared on the BBC soap and told the family he has terminal cancer, saying he wants to spend his remaining time with his adoptive son, George, rather than in prison.
- After contacting the household from a hospital bed, Eddie drew a wary response from Nicola Mitchell, who confronted him and later faced questions when George found signs of the visit.
- Eddie then offered Nicola a six-figure payment if he could move into the family home so he could seek release from his life sentence on compassionate grounds.
- The storyline revives long-running revelations that Eddie murdered George’s biological father, Henry Asare, in the 1980s, after taking George in through a child-farming scheme that hid his African roots.
- Actor Christopher Fairbank, 72, plays Eddie and previously appeared in Coronation Street in 1981 as a young mechanic, a role fans note looks strikingly different from his current portrayal.