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"Former EastEnders star Paul Nicholls has admitted that he barely remembers his time on the soap. The actor landed the role of Walford&amp;#039;s Joe Wicks when he was 16 and played the character for nearly two years in 1996 and 1997. However, Nicholls - now 32 - told PA: &amp;quot;I can&amp;#039;t really remember it. It&amp;#039;s really weird. I remember driving to work and being on set a few times, but if I ever look back now, it&amp;#039;s just blank. &amp;quot;I just can&amp;#039;t really remember being in it. I do recall coming out of EastEnders and the attention dying down 50% in the first six months, and then a couple of years later it was 95%.&amp;quot; EastEnders fans recently saw Joe&amp;#039;s father David (Michael French) return to Albert Square for a short return stint tying in with Pat Evans&amp;#039;s emotional exit storyline. Meanwhile, Nicholls is now starring in ITV1&amp;#039;s Law &amp;amp; Order: UK, playing DS Sam Casey. &amp;gt; Paul Nicholls Law &amp;amp; Order: UK Q&amp;amp;A: &amp;#039;Sam is a no-nonsense copper&amp;#039; &amp;gt; Read more EastEnders news and spoilers "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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