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"EastEnders&amp;#039; Bianca Butcher will receive a shock in the New Year when the biological father of her son Morgan arrives on Albert Square. Actor Chucky Venn has been cast in the role of Morgan&amp;#039;s dad Ray, who hasn&amp;#039;t seen Bianca for years. The new storyline for the Butcher clan begins when Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) gets fed up of seeing Bianca struggling financially and decides that Morgan&amp;#039;s father should be contributing towards his upbringing.  Unbeknown to Bianca (Patsy Palmer), Whitney soon tracks Ray down and arranges a meeting with him. Ray agrees to the idea as he didn&amp;#039;t part on good terms with Bianca and feels there are unresolved issues between them. However, Ray soon gets the shock of his life when Whitney tells him about Morgan - and it immediately becomes clear that he knew nothing about having a son. Ray is determined to be involved in Morgan&amp;#039;s life and pays a visit to the Square to see him. While Bianca isn&amp;#039;t happy to have him around, Ray quickly makes a positive impression on some other ladies in Albert Square. Speaking of his EastEnders role, Venn commented: &amp;quot;I have had the pleasure of working on many great productions with fantastic artistes such as Morgan Freeman and I have to say working on EastEnders feels like it is up there with the best of them.  &amp;quot;EastEnders is etched in British history and it is an honour and a pleasure to be part of it.&amp;quot; Venn has previously appeared in a variety of film and television roles, including Footballers&amp;#039; Wives, The Bourne Ultimatum and The Dark Knight. EastEnders will air Ray&amp;#039;s first scenes in January 2012. &amp;gt; Patsy Palmer confirms EastEnders return, teases Bianca future &amp;gt; Read more EastEnders spoilers and news Watch Bianca Butcher&amp;#039;s EastEnders character trail below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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