Former EastEnders actress Charlie Brooks, who played villainess Janine Butcher has agreed to return to BBC One soap EastEnders for "a longer stint" after her character, was revived recently.

Viewing figures received a boost when Butcher siblings Diane (Sophie Lawrence), Ricky Sid Owen) and Janine (Charlie Brooks) popped back into the show for a special series of episodes surrounding the off-screen death of their father Frank.

Now following the reintroduction of Butcher sibling Ricky (Sid Owen) Miss Brooks will film scenes this summer which will be broadcast on TV in the autumn.

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She's back: Charlie Brooks is set to return to EastEnders as villainess Janine Butcher after the success of her recent brief return to the Square

She told Digital Spy: "I'm thrilled to be returning to EastEnders. I loved coming back earlier on this year for Frank's funeral.

"It gave me a taste for playing Janine again. And I'm excited to see what Janine will be getting up to now she is returning to Albert Square."

Executive producer Diederick Santer added: "I couldn't be more pleased that Charlie Brooks is rejoining EastEnders.

"With her appearances last month, she reminded us what a fine actress she is, and what an intriguing, watchable and engaging character she plays as Janine.

"Rejoining us for a longer stint will give us a chance to understand what makes Janine tick, to see what lies beneath the surface of this unique character, and to find out from where she got that flash, big, black car."

Miss Brooks is the latest in a string of former residents who have made their way back to Albert Square in recent months, following the likes of Bianca (Patsy Palmer) and Clare (Gemma Bissix).