SOAP SHOCK EastEnders’ most evil murderer EVER to make shock Walford return
EASTENDERS’ most evil EVER murderer is making a shock return to Walford.
The vile killer last appeared in 2024 when the truth about his horrifying crime was exposed.
The Sun can exclusively reveal that legendary actor Christopher Fairbank is making a comeback as the villain Eddie Knight.
Racist Eddie murdered George Knight’s biological dad in a racially-motivated attack after effectively buying George for his wife to raise.
The evil killer was finally brought to justice decades later and sent to prison in 2024 for his crimes.
He will return to Walford later this year.
Read more on EastEnders
A source said: “Christopher Fairbank is returning as part of a new storyline that will see George Knight at the heart of the drama.
“Whilst it’s only a short stint, his return kicks off a bigger storyline that will spark troubling times for George and the wider Knight family.”
An EastEnders spokeswoman confirmed the return, adding: “We can confirm Christopher Fairbank will be returning to EastEnders for a short stint later this spring.”
Actor Christopher has been in some of the most memorable films in history.
He appeared in Tim Burton’s Batman, The Fifth Element, Pirates of the Caribbean, Guardians of the Galaxy and its two sequels.
On the small screen he’s appeared in everything from Z-Cars to Coronation Street, Prime Suspect to Wolf Hall.
The actor has already begun filming his return to EastEnders.
His comeback comes after his on-screen son George welcomed a new daughter with Nicola Mitchell.
The storyline saw Nicola go into
EastEnders fans believe that George’s dad Eddie Knight (Christopher Fairbank) is hiding a shocking secret that could destroy the family after a sinister clue during last night’s episode (Tuesday, January 2).
George Knight (Colin Salmon) was unexpectedly reunited with his adoptive parents Gloria (Elizabeth Counsell) and Eddie during the Vic’s New Year party.
However, when the couple arrived at the pub, George’s ex Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) seemed visibly shaken by their appearance and bolted out of the Vic.
Latest Videos From What to Watch
Best ITV dramas to enjoy on ITVX
Best ITV dramas — our guide to the best dramas on offer on ITVX and how you can watch them anywhere in the world
0 seconds of 1 minute, 28 secondsVolume 0%
Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts
What To Watch’s 10 best movies of all time
During last night’s episode, Cindy was still alarmed about their arrival as her partner Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) questioned why she wanted to leave the pub so quickly.
Cindy explained that it was awkward bumping into George’s parents as they only knew her by her fake name Rose from when she was in witness protection and had no idea about her real identity.
She went on to add that she couldn’t explain everything to them in a packed boozer and Ian accepted her reasoning.
Meanwhile, the Knight family reunion was overshadowed by George’s suspicion that his parents were hiding something from him.
Later on, he confronted them and they confessed the shocking truth about his adoption. They admitted that they were actually paid to take George in, which is a process known as farming, and they didn’t choose him like he believed.
George struggled to deal with the bombshell and stormed out of the living room when his two daughters, Anna and Gina Knight (Francesca Henry) walked in.
While George was reeling from the discovery, Eddie and his granddaughters Anna and Gina sat down together and spoke about George’s boxing days.
Eddie offered to bring round some old photos of George’s fights and Gina asked him if he had photos of anything else other than boxing.
However, fans were caught off guard when Eddie made a sinister comment to Gina about how different she and her sister were, despite having the same father.
Eddie turned to Gina and said: “You know, you sounded just like your dad then. Take after him too, don’t you? Funny, isn’t it? Two girls, same dad, but so different.”
That night, George secretly went to Cindy’s house to talk to her about the revelation and asked her if she knew about his adoption secret.
Cindy was oblivious to what he was talking about and her confusion quickly turned into panic when she asked George: “Is it your dad, has he done something?”
With Cindy seemingly terrified of Eddie plus the comment he made to Gina and Anna, fans think that he could be implying a dark truth that he is Anna’s real father and may have sexually assaulted Cindy…
Do we reckon George’s dad is actually Anna’s dad and did he SA Cindy? Because he’s implying very dark stuff to Gina and Anna about them being daughters of the same father yet so different #EastEndersJanuary 2, 2024
Anna is 100% eddies child ain’t she👀👀 that’s why we had cindy’s reaction #EastendersJanuary 2, 2024