Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry) is set to make a dramatic return to EastEnders in upcoming scenes with a huge bombshell for his family.
The villain disappeared several months ago after being disowned by the rest of the Panesars, when they finally saw his true colours during an attack on wife Suki (Balvinder Sopal).
However, he is set to crawl back out of the woodwork this week, much to the horror of Suki and girlfriend Eve Unwin (Heather Peace).
When Nish turns up on the doorstep claiming that the solicitors have sent him both copies of the divorce paperwork, Suki is sceptical, and the rest of the Panesars agree to get the locks changed to stop him gaining access.
Unfortunately, Nish can’t be stopped that easily, and he soon manages to manipulate Avani Nandra-Hart (Aaliyah James) into letting him in.
The family are hostile as Nish tries to talk to them, eventually admitting that he is dying.
Nish has never been a particularly honest man, and has been known to go to extreme lengths to get his own way, so it is understandable when the Panesars refuse to believe him.
However, Nish remains insistent that he is telling the truth, and tries to convince Priya Nandra-Hart (Sophie Khan Levy) of his story – though he is soon interrupted by Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara), who orders him to stay away.
Undeterred, Nish catches up with grandson Nugget Gulati (Juhaim Rasul Choudhury) in McKlunky’s and begs him to listen, but it doesn’t take eagle-eyed Ravi long to spot them.
Furious, Ravi shoves Nish, who ends up falling and needs to be rushed to hospital.
On Eve’s birthday the following day, conversation is dominated by discussions of Nish, until Suki finally decides to take a vote on whether or not he should be welcomed back into the fold.
When Nish arrives to plead his case, the family are struck by the depths of his desperation. Though Ravi stands firm with Suki against Nish in the moment, it soon becomes clear that he is torn by the decision – especially with his children arguing their grandfather’s case.
Further shockwaves hit the family when Nish makes a huge decision, but Ravi is still battling with his conscience.
When Nugget reveals that he’d never let his dad die alone, no matter what, Ravi struggles to stand firm in his decision.
Will Nish win his family back?
