Pam St Clement will return to EastEnders for a special episode

Pat will be back as part of Nigel's dementia storyline.

EastEnders has announced that Albert Square legend and true soap icon, Pat Evans will be returning to Walford for a special episode in Nigel’s dementia storyline as Pam St Clement reprises her legendary role.

Made famous for her eccentric wardrobe, countless love affairs, explosive storylines, and who can forget those earrings, Pam put Pat Evans/Harris/Butcher on the map as one of Walford’s most formidable and much-loved matriarchs, who remains one of the most iconic characters in British television as a whole.

As Nigel’s memories and altered reality take him back to the 1990s, Pat returns to The Queen Vic to help Nigel when his dementia symptoms intensify following an emotional evening at his festive film screening.

The special episode will transmit in December, and EastEnders has been working with Dementia UK on Nigel’s storyline since its inception to ensure it is portrayed accurately and sensitively.

Speaking on her return to EastEnders, Pam St Clement said "I was both surprised and excited to be asked back to tread the streets of Walford once again and to be involved in Nigel’s touching dementia storyline. It was lovely to be welcomed back by those with whom I had worked for so long. It was just like coming home."

To which Ben Wadey, EastEnders' Executive Producer added "It’s an honour and a privilege to welcome Pam St Clement back to EastEnders for a special episode in Nigel’s ongoing dementia storyline. Pat Evans is one of the most cherished and iconic characters to have graced the streets of Walford, and I know I speak on behalf of everyone when I say what a delight it was to see Pat and Pam back in The Queen Vic as she helps Nigel in his time of need."

Pat last stepped foot in Albert Square back in May 2016 when she returned as a figment of Peggy’s imagination on the night of her death as Peggy bid farewell to her character and the Square one final time.

Pam officially left EastEnders back in 2012 when Pat Evans died of cancer on New Year’s Day and has already filmed her scenes.

EastEnders continues Mondays to Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One with first look episodes available from 6am on BBC iPlayer