EastEnders character set to return to soap after 30 years for special story 2025-12-22 Editor Eastenders 0 Debbie Bates, played by Nicola Duffett, will reappear as part of a dementia storyline centred around her husband Nigel Bates (Paul Bradley). Source: https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/25714993.eastenders-character-returning-bbc-soap-30-years/ READ from source
