The return of Dirty Den

Jules took a tour of Albert Square with Leslie Grantham

He was known in equal measure for his way of handling both crooks and the opposite sex alike, and despite apparently being killed off, Eastenders' Dennis Watts is about to return to the square.

For the first time in the soap's history Dirty Den will be seen on screen with his three children.

He returns to the soap today and fans will be keen to see how Den accounts for his absence of nearly fifteen years.

The soap promises some interesting storylines when Dennis junior, Sharon and Vicky find out that the rumours that he is still alive are in fact true.

Breakfast caught up with Den played by actor Leslie Grantham when Jules Botfield went to visit Albert Square.

We've also got an interview with the Nigel Harman who plays Dennis Rickman in Eastenders, click on the link link at the top right, or bottom of this page.

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Leslie was written out of the soap when he was apparently shot dead by a man hiding a gun in some daffodils by the canal.

It's not the first time a soap character has been brought back from the dead, and the series story writers face a challenge in explaining to viewers what Den has been up to.

Leslie remained coy about whether he was going to make a long term commitment to Eastenders beyond his current six month contract, but he said he was looking forward to working with some old friends including Letitia Dean who plays his daughter Sharon.

He told Breakfast he doesn't really watch the soap, or follow the characters in the tabloids, so he's definitely playing down his return which is guaranteed to have millions of us on the edge of our seats this evening.

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While filming her interview with Leslie Grantham, Jules was also offered the chance to interview the other Den - Dennis Rickman, on screen son of Den Watts and played by actor Nigel Harman.

With Den's return imminent, Jules caught up Nigel and asked him what it is like working woth soap's Mr smooth.