▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Hol ly o aks ▁confirmed ▁that ▁Finn ▁was ▁returning ▁at ▁Christmas . ▁Finn ▁returned ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁before ▁depart ing ▁on ▁ 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Cast ing ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁Daily ▁Star ▁reported ▁current ▁Hol ly o aks ▁producer ▁Lucy ▁All an ▁was ▁planning ▁to ▁l ure ▁Red mond ▁back ▁into ▁his ▁role . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Red mond ▁had ▁repr ised ▁his ▁role ▁for ▁the ▁sixth ▁series ▁of ▁Hol ly o aks ▁Later . ▁On ▁ 6 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Red mond ▁will ▁be ▁repr ising ▁the ▁role ▁for ▁its ▁ 2 0 th ▁An ni versary . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁it ▁was ▁confirmed ▁that ▁Red mond ▁will ▁return ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁but ▁depart ed ▁again ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Character isation ▁R ory ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁" che ek y ▁ch ancer " ▁and ▁a ▁" ▁heart - th rob ". ▁ ▁Story lines ▁R ory ▁Finn igan , ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁Finn , ▁was ▁lov able ▁and ▁che ek y . ▁Finn ▁arrived ▁in ▁Hol ly o aks ▁when ▁Tony ▁H utch inson ▁discovered ▁a ▁supposed ▁v agrant ▁sleep ing ▁in ▁Jam bo ' s ▁old ▁shed . ▁Little