Michelle Collins and Adam Woodyatt talk Cindy and Ian's return! 🎥 | Behind The Scenes | EastEnders

Michelle Collins (Cindy Beale), Adam Woodyatt (Ian Beale), Thomas Law (Peter Beale) and Jacqueline Jossa (Lauren Branning) return! The gang describes what it was like coming back to EastEnders and recreating the south of France in England.
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[@seanyedgar94]

Thomas Law as Peter Beale. Unexpected surprise! He looks great you wonder why he was ever recast 🤣

[@thenightporter]

Yes, the last Thomas creeped me out somehow.

[@abdurahim1110]

Bring back Dotty Cotton that would be great

[@joey-xq3ei]

@@thenightporterthe last Peter you mean 😂 I know what you mean. Something eerie about him.

[@Floppy-Phallus]

Absolutely shocking actor

[@aryastark772]

Why did the last Peter creep you out, it was bad writing

[@30Something90sChild]

It’s been over 24-hours and I’m still riding that high that they’ve brought back Thomas Law ❤

[@joey-xq3ei]

This is hilarious 😂 Adam and Michelle are so funny and there’s chemistry there. You can see they’re keeping their voices down because they didn’t want any spies to know that they were back. It’s good to reintroduce Cindy to a whole new generation. Welcome back Michelle, and Thomas Law.. teenage Peter.. never thought I’d see him again.

[@chijavier1869]

Ok now I’m excited Thomas Law & Jacqueline Jossa are back too!!!!

[@Nick-gl3te]

Only Tom is permanently :(

[@chijavier1869]

@@Nick-gl3te :( ….but I’ll take Thomas Law !:)

[@abdurahim1110]

Bring back Max Brannig that would be great

[@Che-tm4of]

Surely Cindy is back for good. They’re all returning at end of the year

[@lolawilson8144]

It’s great to see Thomas back. I never thought in a million years they’d fetch the actor back.

[@alittledropofsun1716]

Best believe I LEAPT out of my seat when I saw Thomas Law on my screen!!! 😭❤️

[@lukedaley17]

I grew up watching Thomas Law’s portrayal of Peter Beale so happy he’s returning.

[@dannynix2732]

Thank goodness they got rid of the last actor playing peter. He ruined the character.

[@ronnie1202]

Sorry but the guy is a proper actor or he wouldn't be starring in Hollywood movies 😂

[@ArifSensationEntertainments]

​@ronnie1202 mate you are thinking of the actor before last one

[@30Something90sChild]

@@ronnie1202I think you’re thinking of Ben Hardy. The post refers to Dayle Hudson, he played a very unlikeable version of Peter, and he was quite rigid.

[@danielhead8123]

Smart decision bring back thomas as Peter

[@danielhead8123]

It's like when they brought back kim as sam

[@Avrillavigne-j8d]

Loved lauren branning return in eastenders tonight one of my favourite characters on the show really enjoyed watching the episode

[@banana5512]

Was on the fence with a return of Cindy, but this episode was great. Looking forward to the twists and turns of this storyline. Has lots of potential!

[@angielovesjoe91]

That was a good episode, it's nice seeing Peter and Lauren again and Ian and Cindy, I thought I was dreaming!

[@MoInspire]

This is also the First Episode to feature Peter and Louie together!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@anidemjess5875]

Great to have Ian back I really missed him when he departed eastenders for a short break two years is along time. Welcome back adam a great asset to the team.x

[@LL-fd7xn]

I can't wait for Kathy and Sharon to come face to face with Cindy! Time to get the popcorn!!!

[@quintuscrinis8032]

Should be very fun to watch. Wonder when that will happen?

[@LL-fd7xn]

@quintuscrinis8032 Ohhhh myyyy. Well I can say, Kathy will he wanting to rip her face off! And Sharon? Even though the whole Simon saga happened 33 years ago, it will definitely open up some wounds.!

[@thenightporter]

🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿 With my compliments.

[@HARRi81_UK]

Peter - the most recast character in Soapland!

[@miisty6438]

Lol true but Thomas Law is the longest serving since he played him before the last 2

[@HARRi81_UK]

@@miisty6438 yeh kinda freaked me out a bit cos he looked strangely familiar...then I read some YT comments, ahhhh

[@davidmernick7360]

I think Ben and Bobby have both been recast more than Peter.

[@adoringsharon]

Times like this, I wish they hadn't killed off Lucy. Seeing Hetti Bywater play the daughter-mum duo with Michelle would've been iconic.

[@elijah497]

Well maybe coming back from the dead is a Beale thing now 🤔🤔🤔

[@peter0010]

​@@elijah497Melissa Suffield will always be the Lucy for me

[@jaredporikos2197]

@@peter0010 Yes ! She was the best Lucy !

[@philipwhyte7513]

And also Steven beale

[@user-nu3ug4pm1t]

@@elijah497 🤣

[@shifashahine2005]

Huge fan of Lauren aka Jacqueline jossa Great to see her back and the old OG Peter finally .

[@wresting9899]

She alsweome

[@abdurahim1110]

@@wresting9899 bring back Cindy Junr

[@wresting9899]

@@abdurahim1110 no she was boring in my opinion

[@virgilblaze9090]

To be fair, he was probably like the 10th Peter Beale with all the actors that played him lol. But i guess he was the first incarnation of an older Peter that had actual lines and story.

[@bringolaselvapoto7418]

@@abdurahim1110 she is a hotty nowadays

[@ShayDee8]

It’s so nice to see the original actor Thomas Law who previously played Peter back! Shame the newspapers ruined Cindy’s and Ian’s return as this would have been a mind blowing episode like when Kathy returned! Lovely surprise to see Lauren & Peter nevertheless!

[@Luke_-_]

Thomas Law wasn’t the original

[@quintuscrinis8032]

​​@@Luke_-_e may not have been the baby they got to represent Peter when he was born, but he was the first Peter to have any real storyline of his own. Does that count enough?

[@Luke_-_]

@@quintuscrinis8032 I’m not disputing that but you can’t say he’s the original actor as stated in the above comment

[@teacherkate1]

I love the fact that, in a world in which your mother and your ex-wife can both have faked their deaths, they go to such effort to keep the lilo in the same place to make it more believable!

[@lastexittobrooklyn1416]

......in a world where your ex-wife who faked her death....went on to meet another man whilst in a witness protection programme....had two daughters with him....left him....then he and their two daughters end up moving to Albert Square, taking up residency in the Queen Vic. The chances of that happening are slim and none.

[@amandanolan9201]

Yes and. Peter has another 2 half sisters, they'll find out they've got a half brother ( Peter) & possibly find out about Cindy Junior.

[@heathergray5782]

What a shame Jo Joiner wasn't visiting her daughter Lauren!

[@richardajoy79]

Now all we need is for them all to arrive in Walford whilst Kathy is getting married, walk into the church and Ian says... "Hello mum." Kathy and co look back and World War III erupts.

[@ilovethelingo5677]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@GRH_Roadhouse]

Alright, already now, Y'all need to bring back Mick carter Roxy and Ronnie Reg Cox Steve Beal Abbey Lola Nick Ashley Trevor Trover Phat boy Pete beal Mark Danielle Tiffany Frank Roy Barry Gus Roadhouse

[@TheLazyGamer91]

So ians mum and ex wife have both come back from the dead haha

[@mione134]

They better be on the telly trying to get Mimi Keene back as Cindy Jr because that's the conflict I want to see!

[@miisty6438]

Deffo that's what I wanna see! I was hoping that it was her in the taxi not Lauren, since came back not too long for something so it wasn't a shock or pleasant surprise it just oh ok Lauren's back again lol

[@mione134]

@@miisty6438 Lauren's return isn't permanent. I don't understand. We need her back. We need a Branning in the square! Jacqueline is willing. Just give her a contract!

[@mione134]

@@miisty6438 As for Mimi. I know she is booked and busy, but I would try my hardest, even if it's a short stint to get her back. The conflict is what we need to see. Bring back Beth too.

[@abdurahim1110]

@@mione134 great idea Lauren Brannig bring back all the Brannig that is great idea

[@charlalar14]

I know it's a soap, but I think Ian should mention how his son left and came back with an entirely new face. Then he left again and now he's back with his old original face 😅

[@comment0242]

Lets be honest you can't get rid of Ian that easy. Cant wait to see them return to the square

[@CJ87962]

Thomas is the true Peter Beale 👑

[@tanatswachamisa8893]

Yay, Ian beale back.

[@mikedukakisalexanderdavidlee]

Welcome back MC And AW

[@judedesilva8366]

Welcome home, Ian and Cindy Beale. #EastEnders 🇬🇧🎬✨

[@Midik5925]

I had no idea about Peter and Lauren. What a surprise.

[@jwsm2]

That's exciting Ian Cindy Peter and Lauren coming back along with Lisa and Keanu's daughter with Louise.Shirley is one of my favourite characters will be happy to see her on EE again.

[@abdurahim1110]

Bring back Louise Mitchell that would be great

[@abdurahim1110]

Louise Mitchell should be there for Ban Mitchell when he was going through

[@abdurahim1110]

Louise Mitchell could meet Annie Knight that would be great

[@Rheinmeister09]

Maybe my memory is hazy but I thought Cindy hated Ian and David French's character was the love of CIndy's life. Again my memory is hazy so...

[@mattleslie4274]

I wanna see Jane return now there will be drama there

[@abdurahim1110]

Bring back Christian Clark that would be great

[@abdurahim1110]

And Cindy Willam Jnr as well

[@lewisbullimore2520]

Michelle Collins is a lovely character

[@WillMeganFan]

EastEnders is really heading back to Camelot with this storyline. Can't wait to see the Beale family back as centre stage again which is where they should be. Looking forward also to the fireworks as Cindy locks horns with Kathy and Sharon again. This is going to be epic 😎

[@greenlightproductions3455]

EastEnders really has returned to form!

[@thenightporter]

I am the same age as Adam, been watching since episode 1 from 🇺🇲, first on my local PBS station, then on Britbox. 🙂 So glad he is back! Excited to see Cindy again too. It is nice to get to know the crew too; would love to see them interviewed again.

[@nataliejones3861]

#Eastenders Amazing 😍 its iconic 👀 Thomas law reunited with iconic Legends Michelle and Adam woodyatt and 👀 Jacqueline Jossa 😘🥰😍👑👑👑👑❤️❤️❤️❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@shifashahine2005]

Huge fan of Ian and cindy returning was very shocking .

[@bringolaselvapoto7418]

Not really. Literally been all over social media.

[@cashdaddychill5370]

Nice Cindy Ian together again after so many years eastenders fan nazia

[@heatherlingard9444]

I am happy and excited that ian and Peter and cindy are returning but i just feel a bit sorry for bobby as hes obviously been feeling lonely and it looks like ian hasn't spoken or even called bobby for ages i think they will have a lot of making up to do as bobby is not going to be happy especially with his dad and neither is kathy

[@erintheresa2430]

Ok. I will admit I don't watch EastEnders, I just came here for Tom! ☺ He is just the sweetest!

[@FiretrapDiva]

Hope Lauren & Peter stick around & maybe this means daughter Cindy can come back too.

[@abdurahim1110]

Lauren Brannig should find out about Ban Mitchell trying to attack Peter

[@abdurahim1110]

Peter trying to gress Ban Mitchell up

[@abdurahim1110]

Ian Beale should find out about Suki Pansar had an affair with Peter

[@abdurahim1110]

Lauren Brannig should find out about Peter and Dana

[@collistooth8314]

What a compliment to Michelle. 25 years away and still the centre of attention. Well deserved. Now we just need Wicksy and David Wicks...and we can free Cindy's rose from being choked with the thorny B-Side Knight family characters...

[@flyinghorse2739]

Now bring back Mick!!!!

[@Ltforlife22]

There’s no need 😂

[@eve8993]

Considering the fact that the ratings and the show dropped massively when the Carters arrived & took the Queen Vic, NO!

[@jesusisking3974]

NO !!

[@ma_5756]

​@@eve8993the carters are way better than the knight's though. The vic should be managed by iconic characters

[@eve8993]

@@ma_5756 Both equally bad. Carters are nowhere near not iconic, so if anyone deserves to own the QV, it should be any of the current characters from 1985 to early 2000s. (Ian, Kathy, Phil & Sharon, Kat & Alfie). But since the Knights just arrived, they’ll stay for owners for atleast 2-3 years...

[@stephaniemcquillan1930]

Brilliant episode tonight. So many surprises.

[@thenightporter]

Colin and Barry. I know we saw Barry not too long ago and I know Michael Cashman is busy

[@megbaxter8720]

It's great to have Cindy's back.

[@WhitneyHouston4eva1]

I was right about Cindy/Rose being in witness protection. Now this Jackie person is dead , they can come back to the square.

[@jonathanwilliams7946]

I am happy first Peter Beale is returning.

[@Michael.ChelseaFC4605]

Didn't know Niall Horan of One Direction fame joined Eastenders tonight 😂🤣

[@gazelliott2414]

Ian and Cindy belong together tbh

[@Music-rewind]

So glad they brought back this Peter Beale instead of the old one he was 👎

[@ThetaSigma-vu1sk]

This is the old one

[@Music-rewind]

@@ThetaSigma-vu1sk yes I know I’m talking about the most recent Peter who left

[@ryanhills4907]

They have fixed Sam Mitchell and Peter Beale now hopefully they can restore Harry Reid as Ben Mitchell next

[@miisty6438]

Yes please, Max Bowden should've been cast as another character as he is a good actor but just not Ben.

[@danielhead8123]

No way max owns that character now I loved Harry as been but that would be dumb

[@miisty6438]

@@danielhead8123 he doesn’t though cause they changed who Ben was with Max’s portrayal “aka mini Mitchell the hardman” the only thing that resembles Ben is his sexuality.

[@dokkanstufff]

I want grant back also 😭

[@miisty6438]

Nah his last stint wasn't great. rather Courtney and if they're gonna continue with resurrections then Tiffany Mitchell is next surely?

[@Url_Seth]

Should have brought back the original Lauren too

[@wresting9899]

More people will now definitely watch now

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

Eastenders, if there ever comes a point where your ratings are tanking, and the show looks certain to end, you should start bringing back characters who were confirmed to have died in the storylines!!!! After all, what would you have to lose at that point???

[@mattleslie4274]

the witness protection story line does seem realistic. compared to some others

[@missb9230]

Kmt I so thought that was Rose Knight😭 I was thinking “PLOT TWIST”

[@westminsterwatcher5152]

BRILLIANT!!!!

[@jayneymaccarrie5672]

Happy that Thomas law has returned to play Peter Beale after 13 years and Cindy Beale aka Michelle Collins back after 25 years is great Jacqueline and Adam back also is brilliant

[@Luluxxxx]

Radlett 😂 Millionaire’s village

[@garyowens777]

Honestly loved Thomas law he was the only iconic Peter that could act out Peter don't let him go again yous where crazy to so in the first place

[@ianmac3648]

Ian Beale has always been one weird looking wee guy 😂😂😂😂

[@kathleengordon5623]

It's so fab they are all back I'm super excited

[@patdoe5242]

It felt good seeing the old characters I wish they all return back on the soap for good

[@James_Doyle83]

What even Trevor of what he did to little mo and the other woman as we didn't see him die either

[@James_Doyle83]

Classic eastenders is still better then modern eastenders though

[@Pineapplex1990x]

Thomas law was the best peter imo!

[@katfanker]

Love this so much!

[@JoeyXSmith]

They be bring Pat Butcher back from the dead next.

[@justalex3525]

How many times has EastEnders brought characters back from the grave?

[@farendor4780]

Does anyone ever stay dead on Eastenders ?

[@j.c7719]

The Beale is back, surprised he ever left

[@TheLongdarktunnel]

It is sunny, just not hot!

[@ryanlowther]

What the background music called

[@lindagallagher3711]

Brilliant that be amazing their back yayyyyy xx

[@morelorel]

idk why thomas law reminds me of polo from elite

[@olivergrumitt2601]

It will certainly be great to find out how exactly Cindy staged her own death without anyone realizing she was still alive! Rather difficult to do that in prison, but I know Eastenders will find a way! Great to see Ian back, but will Phil Mitchell give him the same treatment again, pushing his head down the toilet, as what happened over 20 years ago? I am looking forward to finding out? And, as another comment said, I too can not wait to see Sharon’s and Kathy’s faces when they see Cindy, she was (or as it turns out now is) the bete noir of both their lives....

[@leeakers6422]

About time

[@Floppy-Phallus]

That different Peter beale actor is shocking.

[@Jimmyusoistherealchief]

Glad Lauren is back I miss her

[@ClaireM2345]

If they bought back the OG Peter then they should have bought back the OG Lauren and not this fraud💀

[@richardfrancis7447]

What will phil and sharon do when ian back

[@inzykhan415]

Lauren been eating the pies 😅

[@sassquatch8652]

Shes had kids

[@Floppy-Phallus]

​@@sassquatch8652That's nice..

[@dtdfvideos100lewis4]

Is Peter coming for good?

[@BarakaPlay]

yeh

[@quintuscrinis8032]

Looks like it. Do wonder what they were planning with Lauren though? Felt like she was there to help bring some audience supporting backstory in.

[@mikey_360]

We need david or simon 2 come back

[@zakariamohammed5094]

They are this week

[@janet7356]

It shows EastEnders is rubbish having t fetch the old actors back what next Angie and Den 😬

[@janet7356]

@@K-sv1io yes i was only joking that's how bad EastEnders is getting they ought t scrap it and show some old episodes that would b better not all this rubbish that they showing now 😬

[@sa1187]

Iannn

[@danielhead8123]

With mimi keene being busy they'll probably have to recast her

[@badfairy9554]

This may get me watching again after 12 years. I hope it has got funnier.

[@ThePrinceOrtmayer]

Oh my days, Eastenders has more people coming back from the dead than Dr Who does these days.

[@shortsappetite1111]

Wasn’t Michelle in coronation street as well?

[@ellenheuvel5758]

Annoying background music

[@jaredporikos2197]

aww thomas lost his Justin Bieber hair cut !

[@sian8260]

Oh for god sake why did you have to bring them pair back 🙄

[@jamiepipkin9953]

wow Jacqueline Jossa has put a few pounds on

[@WalsallHoop]

What is it about Ians wives trying to kill him (Cindy, Sharon) fun to see how they get round, he's still married to Sharon?

[@colinjoyce4685]

That Michelle Collins sure is a HOT 61 year old!!! I'm 42 and makes me think there's life in the old dog yet, not to mention in the old fox in her case. Hard to believe she's 61, not to mention she would sleep with a layabout waster like Les Battersby when she played Leannes mother in Coronation Street. Still hope for me in that case. However I understand there is make up and dress up in this acting, including veneers as a dentist showed me when I told him I wanted teeth as white as actors once upon a time.

[@ChocolateLipsful]

Cost of living, maybe that’s why their coming back?!

[@ilovethelingo5677]

What I don’t understand is, why an earth would the character want to take back his ex-wife after how she tried to have him killed back in 1996???

[@Luke_-_]

They were made for each other…is it a coincidence how Ian’s wives after Cindy had blonde hair

[@ilovethelingo5677]

@@Luke_-_ Well I beg to differ, but there is no way on heaven’s earth would I ever take someone back after how they tried to have me killed! Anyone with half a brain sure hell wouldn’t

[@Luke_-_]

@@ilovethelingo5677 in real life you may not live, it’s fictional get over it. Obviously you’ll not take them back but surely in that 25yrs Ian had to of known Cindy wasn’t dead

[@ilovethelingo5677]

@@Luke_-_ I understand it is fictional but I’m just surprised they came up with that storyline, that’s all

[@Luke_-_]

@@ilovethelingo5677 meh all the blanks will be filled in with flashback episodes and how Ian and Peter reconciled and then Peter learning of his mothers witness protection, it’s going to be brilliant to be a fan of EastEnders through the summer to whenever the writers become stale