Pictures revealed that Linda’s children Nancy (Maddy Hill) and Lee (Danny Hatchard) are set to return, with their sibling Johnny (Charlie Suff) pictured crying and drowning his sorrows – while actress Kellie Bright was nowhere to be seen…

Related: EastEnders airs crushing relapse for Linda after Bernie return The newspaper eventually contacted bosses at the soap to organise the safe return of the document, with Colin Salmon — who was confirmed not to be the actor who misplaced the scripts — being pictured with a reporter as they were handed back.

EastEnders are set to kill off a major character this Christmas. The festive edition of the BBC soap is always packed full of high-drama, and just 12 months on from Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) murdering Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) with a meat thermometer,