 Marquess later revealed he axed the Ashworths because he believed "The Dog" should have a lively family at the heart of it, that the Ashworths had become grim because of their hard hitting storylines.In May 2012 it was announced that Flood returned to filming for two episodes.Josh was involved in a storyline alongside the characters of Michaela McQueen (Hollie-Jay Bowes) and Amy Barnes (Ashley Slanina-Davies).