Barry Evans

[tammyy2j]

Shaun Williamson wants to return http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/eastenders-barry-evans-sensationally-return-7306668

[parkerman]

He's dead.

Oh, silly me, this is Eastenders we're talking about where no-one ever really dies.

[parkerman]

Sigh!

[Perdita]

Think the Mirror interpreted it wrong

As more and more former cast members rock back up on Albert Square, one has been well and truly ruled out from returning in a London black cab - Barry.

Shaun Williamson spoke out on Loose Women, saying he isn't pushing for a return.

He said: "I think its great Barbara Windsor is going back and apparently Ross Kemp is too.

"I just think its pushing it that Barry's been hiding in Scotland for 12 years."

Barry memorably met his end when he fell off a cliff in the Highlands in front of then-wife Janine, who calmly watched him die.

Speaking about the character's development, Williamson said: "He was a wimp but he started as an edgy character.

"He gave Cindy the number of the hitman who shot Ian, got hold of Cindy's kids to try and help her get out on the Eurostar, and then they needed a chubby buffoon so I shifted over, which gave me longevity I think."

He also explained his reasoning at the time of deciding to leave, saying: "I'd sort of had enough. These days they let them off to do something for a bit. You'll see them on Strictly Come Dancing, in the jungle - then they were really quite strict about it.

"It was all I'd done - I'd left drama school at 30, got snapped up at EastEnders and was in it for ten years. So I booked panto and kind of forced their hand a bit."

I saw that episode and it is exactly what he said

[Siobhan]

My favorite line from a murderer ever "If only he wore slip on shoes"