to live with his brother and face a rapid decline in health. In an interview featured in EastEnders Handbook by Hilary Kingsly, Michael Cashman looked back fondly on Albert Square and his character, commenting: "Quite a few gay activists thought Colin too nice, but I thought he was just right. There was a fuss about his kiss with Barry which was sad — people should be upset by demonstrations of hate, not love". On 25 August 2016, it was announced that Cashman had reprised the role for two episodes to air the following month. Colin shared scenes with Dot Cotton (Brown), but full details of the storyline were initially held back. Of his return to EastEnders'', Cashman stated: "It was a real joy, indeed a privilege, to return to my old home of Albert Square. To be amongst so many friends again, and to be back in the place where 30 years ago I started an amazing journey. An amazing journey which incredibly helped to change the country, and certainly its attitude to lesbian, gay and bisexual people." See also List of LGBT characters in television and radio List of soap operas with LGBT characters References External links EastEnders characters Fictional gay males Television characters introduced in 1986 Fictional LGBT characters in television Male characters in television