EastEnders legend Sid Owen was reportedly in talks to return to Albert Square until a money dispute cut the plans short.The actor regularly played Ricky Butcher in the soap from 1988 until 2012, and previously teased in 2016 that he had a ‘contract with the BBC’ that could see him return. While that has never materialised, it seems that the former market stall trader was in line to reappear in Walford, alongside the return of Charlie Brooks, who plays his onscreen sister, Janine.