EASTENDERS - Stacey and Jean return!

Here are the first behind-the-scenes pictures of Stacey and Jean Slater back on the EastEnders set.

Stacey and Jean return to EastEnders this Summer

Stacey is currently in prison for absconding from the police (and then confessing to killing Archie Mitchell) and Jean is happily living in Brighton with her partner Ollie.

But, as these pictures show, Jean ends up in hospital, with Stacey visiting her, accompanied by a prison guard.

Something's tickled our Stace!

The story line is being kept under wraps at the minute, but EastEnders executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins has said:

"Stacey and Jean have such a rich, loving but difficult history. There is still so much to plumb between them as we delve deeper into what it means to have bipolar disorder as a mother but also as a daughter. There are some truly heartbreaking scenes ahead for our audience."

Why is Jean in hospital?

Stacey and Jean last appeared on screen together on Christmas Day 2010, but Lacey Turner, who plays Stacey, is now back full-time with the soap (how will she get out of jail?!) and Gillian Wright, who so brilliantly plays Jean, is back for a short guest stint.

I'm really looking forward to seeing the pair back on screen, albeit if it is for a short time.

What do you all think the future will bring for the Slater women?

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