Sam Mitchell makes a shock return to Walford

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Six years after she was last in Albert Square for Peggy’s funeral – when she abandoned son Ricky – Sam Mitchell is back. But what has brought her home this time round?

Kat and Sharon are hardly rolling out the red carpet, while babydaddy Jack isn’t best pleased, either. Sam insists she’s only back for a fleeting visit, but the anxious copper and wife Denise decide that a now 11-year-old Ricky needs to be kept in the loop.