{"id":51641,"date":"2024-05-17T14:08:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T12:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2042512"},"modified":"2024-05-17T14:33:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T12:33:56","slug":"eastenders-releases-spin-off-series-ahead-of-freddie-slater-and-big-mo-harris-return","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-releases-spin-off-series-ahead-of-freddie-slater-and-big-mo-harris-return\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders releases spin-off series ahead of Freddie Slater and Big Mo Harris return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Bobby Brazier and Laila Morse are back as Freddie Slater and Big Mo Harris, respectively. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lewis Knight\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 17 May 2024 at 12:08 PM<\/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>Bobby Brazier and Laila Morse are back for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/\">EastEnders<\/a> in a brand-new spin-off series for social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Point of Mo Return\u201d is a new six-part mini-series released on <strong>Friday 17th May 2024<\/strong> via the BBC One soap\u2019s social media accounts on TikTok, Facebook, Instragam, and X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Freddie Slater (Brazier) and his great-grandmother Big Mo Harris (Morse) will reprise their roles on the main soap from Monday 20th May 2024 but their return won\u2019t be without complications.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\">The mini-series shows Freddie living a life away from Walford in his great-grandmother\u2019s caravan and shows them both getting up to mischief.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\">Across the six episodes, viewers will see Freddie\u2019s close relaitonship with Big Mo and also see him wind her up by exercising his mischievous muscles to prank her.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\">Among the other astories of the mini-series, Freddie will be grappling with his ADHD diagnosis and educate both viewers and Big Mo about living life with ADHD.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Want to see what Freddie and Mo have been up to while they&#8217;ve been away from Walford? <br\/>Watch our six part mini-series &#8216;The Point of Mo Return&#8217; now \u27a1\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v11aG5H5jU\">https:\/\/t.co\/v11aG5H5jU<\/a> before the pair head back to Albert Square next week! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EastEnders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EastEnders<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThePointofMoReturn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ThePointofMoReturn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCiPlayer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BBCiPlayer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCOne?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BBCOne<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4Hl7mHR4Gb\">pic.twitter.com\/4Hl7mHR4Gb<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BBC EastEnders (@bbceastenders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbceastenders\/status\/1791416589692109239?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>The series was first announced earlier this year when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-surprise-comeback-mo-freddie-newsupdate\/\">the pair\u2019s returns to the soap were confirmed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of her comeback at the time, Morse said: \u201cI\u2019m delighted to be coming home to Walford to bring Mo back to life. EastEnders holds such a special place in my heart, and I can\u2019t wait to be reunited with my on screen family, who are like my family, as well as old and new faces.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--full\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% * (2854 \/ 4281));\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/475750-f7cdc81.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/475750-f7cdc81.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=600%2C400 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/475750-f7cdc81.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=900%2C600 3x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/475750-f7cdc81.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1200%2C800 4x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/475750-f7cdc81.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C371, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/475750-f7cdc81.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1112%2C741 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/475750-f7cdc81.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1668%2C1112 3x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/475750-f7cdc81.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=2224%2C1483 4x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-2037628 align size-full image-handler__image image-handler__image--full no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/475750-f7cdc81.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" width=\"4281\" height=\"2854\" alt=\"A pensive Mo sits next to a worried Freddie in EastEnders.\" title=\"475750,EastEnders\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Mo and Freddie are back in EastEnders full-time next week.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>EastEnders\u2019 executive producer Chris Clenshaw added: \u201cWe are absolutely delighted to welcome back Laila Morse to the role of Mo Harris. Although her time away from the Square has been short-lived, the Slater family has endured a huge amount of drama since she last appeared on screen and Mo\u2019s return will be no different.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to welcome Laila back permanently as she is thrust into the heart of the drama alongside great-grandson Freddie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brazier has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-fans-shaken-freddie-beats-attempted-rapist-theo-lifeless-newsupdate\/\">absent from EastEnders since October 2023<\/a> due to his<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/bobby-brazier-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\"> participation in Strictly Come Dancing<\/a>, while Morse last appeared in a guest role in 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"standard-card-new__article-title qa-card-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-elaine-dumps-george-betrayal-newsupdate\/\">EastEnders airs dramatic Elaine and George scenes in early iPlayer release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"standard-card-new__article-title qa-card-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-discovery-whitney-birth-newsupdate\/\">EastEnders airs big discovery and emotional Whitney scenes in early iPlayer release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-whitney-lauren-dramatic-cliffhanger-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders airs dramatic cliffhanger for Whitney Dean in early BBC iPlayer release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-hope-kat-alfie-reunion-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders offers fresh hope for Kat Slater and Alfie Moon reunion in BBC iPlayer release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/bobby-brazier-teases-eastenders-return-carnage-exclusive-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bobby Brazier teases EastEnders return: \u2018It\u2019s carnage!\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-lacey-turner-six-soon-exclusive-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders\u2019 Lacey Turner on The Six: \u2018They\u2019ll be up to something soon\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-spoilers-whitney-zack-affair-discovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4 EastEnders spoilers next week: Whitney Dean discovers Zack Hudson\u2019s betrayal at the altar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Visit our dedicated\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/\"><strong>EastEnders<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/\"><strong>Soaps<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\"><strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\"><strong>Streaming Guide<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<strong>to find out what else is on. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\"><strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Bobby Brazier and Laila Morse are back as Freddie Slater and Big Mo Harris, respectively. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[1,2,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Bobby Brazier and Laila Morse are back as Freddie Slater and Big Mo Harris, respectively.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/51641"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}