Overview
- EastEnders announced on November 9 via its official Instagram that Kim Medcalf will reprise Sam Mitchell this Christmas for a short stint, sharing first-look images.
- Publicity frames the episodes around an explosive on-screen reunion between Sam and Zoe Slater that taps into the long-running Den Watts storyline.
- Executive producer Ben Wadey said he was delighted to welcome Medcalf back and hinted that drama will follow with Zoe now back in Walford.
- Medcalf said it was a joy to return during the festive period and highlighted Sam’s mix of troublemaking and vulnerability.
- The development links Zoe’s June comeback after two decades with Sam’s 2023 exit to Spain and the character’s recast history from original actor Danniella Westbrook.