Red Nose Day. [...] This year's storyline should play an [...] important role in promoting greater understanding of why young people are vulnerable to becoming involved in gangs." The storyline included a six-minute episode broadcast during Red Nose Day on 15 March 2013. Departure (2015) On 27 April 2015, it was announced that Forde would be written out but exact details of his exit were being kept under wraps. James Forde tweeted; "Absolutely honoured to have a world with some of the people I have worked with. It's amazing and the future is exciting." The character made his final appearance on 17 August 2015. Return (2021) A return for the character was speculated in September 2021 after his name was released in an upcoming episode synopsis online. The character made an unannounced return in the episode first broadcast on 1 October 2021. Producers chose to recast the role and actor Alfie Deegan took over the role. He returns for a guest stint. Liam's return story sees him arrive to Walford under the guise of supporting Tiffany but with an ulterior motive. Forde, who changed careers after leaving EastEnders, was not disgruntled by the recast and expressed his happiness with his new career. Liam's guest stint ends in the episode first broadcast on 14 December 2021. His exit story ties in with Tiffany's exit from the series as they both move to Germany together. Reception Kate White of Inside Soap praised Forde's acting during Liam's gang involvement storyline, but admitted she could not see the appeal of gangs: "The Bianca and Liam story was brilliantly acted – but we really couldn't see what the great appeal of gang life was supposed to have been. It seemed to be all dingy bedsits and general skulking about." See also List of EastEnders characters (1998) References External links Child characters in television Television characters introduced in 1998 Fictional gang members Fictional thieves Fictional characters with dyslexia Male characters in television Beale family (EastEnders) Fictional criminals in soap operas Teenage characters in television