EASTENDERS: BARRY EVANS RETURNS TO WALFORD AS SHAUN WILLIAMSON REPRISES ROLE FOR NEW STORYLINE
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Another Albert Square legend is heading back to Walford this December, as Shaun Williamson reprises his iconic role of Barry Evans for a special episode in Nigel’s dementia storyline.
Although it’s been over 21 years since Barry last stepped foot in Walford, his character remains etched into the history of the show for his inherent bad luck, hopeless love-life, and epic feud with step-mother Pat Evans, who he refused to forgive following her affair with Frank Butcher which he believed to be the root cause of his beloved dad’s death.
After a series of failed romances, Barry thought he had finally found his match when he married Walford’s Janine Butcher, but their relationship proved to be most fateful of all, and by unknowingly making a wardrobe faux pas by not wearing slip on shoes, Barry fell to his untimely death in 2004 when Janine pushed him off a cliff.
Barry appears alongside step-mother Pat in The Queen Vic when Nigel’s dementia symptoms intensify, and although their relationship was fraught in the land of the living, Pat and Barry put aside their differences to help Nigel in his time of need.
The special episode will transmit in December, and EastEnders has been working with Dementia UK on Nigel’s storyline since its inception.
Speaking on his return to EastEnders, Shaun Williamson said: “It was a complete shock getting the call to go back to Albert Square, but so exciting! I have to admit to a few nerves (loads!) when I walked back onto the set of The Queen Victoria, but it was so great to work with old friends and colleagues on such a brilliant episode. Just goes to show, you never know what’s around the corner!”
Ben Wadey, EastEnders Executive Producer added: “I’m delighted to welcome Shaun Williamson back to EastEnders for Nigel’s special episode. Barry Evans was renowned for being one of Walford’s unluckiest residents, most notably for his choice of shoes, and so it was a privilege to welcome him back alongside Pat for these special scenes in The Vic.”
The scenes have already been filmed, and Nigel’s special episode will transmit in December.
