EastEnders and their New Year’s Day flashforward episode brought many questions. Who is Max marrying? Who died, and who was the mystery ‘man’ played by Stephen Aaron-Sipple?
One of those questions has now been answered with EastEnders confirming ‘Man’ is none other then Mark Fowler Jr.
‘We are thrilled to welcome Stephen Aaron-Sipple and bring Mark back to Albert Square,’ says Executive Producer Ben Wadey. Viewers had a glimpse of Mark in the New Year’s Day flashforward episode, with the circumstances around his upcoming involvement with the Brannings set to unfold throughout the year.
The role was previously played by Ned Porteous, who these days is best known as Joe Tate in Emmerdale.
Speaking about this new role, Stephen says, ‘I’m looking forward to viewers seeing why Mark is back and what Walford has in store for him. Having grown up in East London, EastEnders has been in my life since childhood, and I’m excited to be joining not one but two iconic Albert Square families.’
Little is known about why Mark has returned and what he has been up to in the time he has been away, but it soon becomes clear not all is as it seems.
EastEnders airs Monday – Thursday on BBC One with catchup via iPlayer, Classic EastEnders airs on Drama with catchup on U.