'EastEnders', 'Coronation Street', 'Emmerdale': Cast updates

The latest issue of Inside Soap has some cast and character updates which will no doubt be of interest to fans of EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale.

For EastEnders, it's been confirmed that Jane Beale and Max Branning will both make their on-screen comebacks in November.

As viewers will remember, Jane departed screens earlier this year as actress Laurie Brett took maternity leave. Jane left Albert Square after her marriage had crumbled - but could she be returning to find Ian already planning his next wedding as we know that he proposes to Mandy next week?

Meanwhile, Max (Jake Wood) has been absent from Walford life since August, when his affair with Tanya came to light in explosive circumstances. His reappearance should see him thrown right back in the thick of things with the Brannings and the Crosses.

Jo Joyner, who plays Tanya, recently said: "There's some really great stuff to come with Max, Cora and Tanya and her past. It all comes to a bit of a head."

Over on Coronation Street, Jean Fergusson will be back for a brief appearance as Charlotte Hoyle's mother Dorothy towards the end of this month as she attends Fiz's murder trial.

Finally, on Emmerdale, anyone who's been reading about the arrival of Rachel Breckle's family will know that her sister Ali leaves her husband for another woman.

It's now been confirmed that actor Liam Fox will play Ali's estranged partner Dan Spencer, who reportedly arrives in the village in November hoping to make life difficult for Ali and her girlfriend Ruby.

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