Windsor hoping for Ross Kemp return

EastEnders star Barbara Windsor has revealed that she is trying to convince Ross Kemp to make a Walford comeback.

The actress, better known as Peggy Mitchell on the BBC One soap, admitted that she misses working with Kemp, who played her on-screen son Grant.

"I was talking to him the other day and I was speaking to him about EastEnders," Windsor explained at a press event for the show. "I would love him to come back and play Grant again but he's so busy with other projects, in Afghanistan and everything."

Windsor also confirmed that she was thrilled when John Altman agreed to return to his role as Nick Cotton on the programme.

She said: "He is a fantastic actor and such a sweet man."