{"id":19886,"date":"2022-08-08T12:55:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T10:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1691307"},"modified":"2022-08-08T13:20:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T11:20:09","slug":"eastenders-airs-return-of-long-running-favourite-in-new-boxset-scenes","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-airs-return-of-long-running-favourite-in-new-boxset-scenes\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders airs return of long-running favourite in new boxset scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> *SPOILERS* ahead! <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Laura Denby\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 08 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><em>**This article includes spoilers for this week\u2019s EastEnders boxset which is currently streaming on BBC iPlayer.**<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As promised, Big Mo \u2013 aka <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders<\/a>\u2018 Mo Harris \u2013 is back to cause more mischief in the BBC soap \u2013 and those who have already seen the latest episodes will know that she hasn\u2019t changed a bit!<\/p>\n<p>EastEnders <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/big-mo-eastenders-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">previously announced that star Laila Morse would be reprising her role<\/a> after being written out in 2021. Mo departed to join Fat Elvis on a cruise, but was now seen staying with Jean Slater (Gillian Wright) at a caravan park.<\/p>\n<p>Jean had taken a job as a waitress, only for daughter Stacey (Lacey Turner) to arrive on holiday with her children, new beau Kheerat Panesar (Jaz Deol) and ex-husband Martin Fowler (James Bye) in tow. As <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-spoilers-next-week-suki-killer\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Stacey met up with Jean to plead with her to come home<\/a> now that she has recovered from her bipolar relapse, Jean revealed that she wasn\u2019t alone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/393146-bd3e38b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/393146-bd3e38b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/393146-bd3e38b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/393146-bd3e38b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/393146-bd3e38b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/393146-bd3e38b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/393146-bd3e38b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/393146-bd3e38b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/393146-bd3e38b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/393146-bd3e38b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/393146-bd3e38b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/393146-bd3e38b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/393146-bd3e38b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/393146-bd3e38b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1689605\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/393146-bd3e38b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Laila Morse as Mo Harris in EastEnders. <em>BBC<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>BBC, Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Mo then emerged from the caravan with that cheeky glint in her eye. She and Jean had great fun fooling Stacey with a concocted story about Fat Elvis falling overboard on the cruise ship, and Stacey laughed at their outrageous, but totally on-brand antics.<\/p>\n<p>Stacey hoped to convince her mum to return to Walford; but Jean was feeling embarrassed over her behaviour while she was so unwell. The mother and daughter shared a chat as Jean raked over the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/jean-slater-reports-stacey-eastenders-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">memories of her bipolar episode<\/a> \u2013 and the award-winning partnership between stars Wright and Turner was as strong as ever.<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Granddaughter Lily (Lillia Turner) told Jean that she shouldn\u2019t hide away, adding that if she were to inherit the condition her mum and nan both live with, she would not be ashamed of anything the illness might make her do.<\/p>\n<p>Jean then agreed to come home, while Mo said she would stick around as she had plans with \u2018Septic Pete\u2019! But Stacey could tell that Jean wasn\u2019t quite ready to leave, so decided to stay on site with her and Mo.<\/p>\n<p>Mo is said to be back for a short stint, and we\u2019ll expect to see her back in Albert Square alongside Jean soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-amy-actress-change-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders airs surprise character recast as new storyline begins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-little-mo-son-freddie-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Little Mo Slater\u2019s son Freddie returns to EastEnders \u2013 Bobby Brazier joins cast<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Visit our dedicated\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/soaps\/eastenders\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">EastEnders\u00a0<\/a>page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch check out our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term%3Devergreen-article&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1653564619817000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0sDhD4a27IJuIFtGvlU0xZ&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. 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