Ricky returns for EastEnders Easter special
Sid Owen is returning to EastEnders for an Easter special.
His character Ricky Butcher will be reunited with his screen wife Bianca, played by Patsy Palmer.
The special was originally scheduled for Christmas.
Owen said: "I am going back to do an Easter special with Patsy. It was supposed to be a Christmas special but she kept getting pregnant all the time."
Filming for the special is due to begin in January but Owen said he did not know what the storyline would be.
Owen left the soap in spring last year, but the storyline was left open for him to come back if he wished.
He tried his hand at a pop career, scoring a top 20 hit with Good Thing Going.
He has also spent much of the last 18 months travelling the world, spending a lot of time in Australia, where he has been indulging his passion for scuba and sky diving.
Owen declined to say whether he would be returning to the soap full-time in the near future but said he had been in meetings with the show's producers.
