▁people ." ▁The ▁actor ▁did ▁not ▁rule ▁out ▁a ▁potential ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁show ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁ ▁Re int roduction ▁( 2 0 1 8 ) ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁show ' s ▁UK ▁broad c aster ▁Channel ▁ 5 ▁confirmed ▁through ▁its ▁official ▁Ne igh b ours ▁Twitter ▁account ▁that ▁Hall ▁had ▁repr ised ▁his ▁role . ▁Ben ▁Lee ▁from ▁Digital ▁Sp y ▁later ▁reported ▁that ▁Ned ▁would ▁return ▁during ▁the ▁episode ▁broadcast ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁June . ▁Of ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁show , ▁Hall ▁stated ▁" It ' s ▁really ▁nice ▁to ▁back ▁around ▁familiar ▁faces ▁and ▁also ▁some ▁new ▁ones ▁and ▁pick ▁up ▁where ▁the ▁character ▁left ▁off . ▁Ned ▁is ▁very ▁complex , ▁which ▁makes ▁him ▁interesting ▁and ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁fun ▁to ▁play ." ▁Two ▁days ▁later , ▁Hall ▁confirmed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁regular ▁cast , ▁making ▁Ned ▁a ▁permanent ▁character . ▁Ned ▁will ▁be ▁reun ited ▁with ▁his ▁half - s ister ▁Pi per , ▁and ▁former ▁step - m other ▁Ter ese ▁upon ▁his ▁return . ▁Lee ▁also ▁reported ▁that ▁Ned ▁would ▁find ▁himself ▁in ▁trouble ▁from ▁the ▁moment ▁he ▁arriv es ▁as ▁he ▁is ▁" embro iled ▁in ▁an ▁alter cation ▁with ▁a ▁local ". ▁The ▁following ▁month , ▁Kil kel ly ▁( Digital ▁Sp y ) ▁confirmed ▁that ▁Ned ▁is ▁accident ally ▁p unch ed ▁by ▁Leo ▁Tan aka ▁( Tim ▁K ano ), ▁while ▁he ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁prov