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"EastEnders fans see Shirley Carter arrive back in Walford unexpectedly this evening (December 3). Shirley (Linda Henry) returns to Albert Square after sentences are finally handed out over Heather Trott&amp;#039;s murder, with Ben receiving a four-year jail term and Jay being given community service. As the dust begins to settle following the judge&amp;#039;s decision, Sharon Rickman offers some advice to Ben&amp;#039;s father Phil, encouraging him to concentrate on the future by making sure everything goes right with baby Lexi&amp;#039;s custody case. However, as Phil and Sharon share a friendly hug in the hallway of the Mitchell house, they suddenly spot that they&amp;#039;re not alone as Shirley has let herself in and is watching them. Will Shirley&amp;#039;s return cause problems for a shocked Phil?  EastEnders airs tonight at 8pm on BBC One. &amp;gt; Read our spoiler for tonight&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;EastEnders&amp;#039; episode &amp;gt; Read more &amp;#039;EastEnders&amp;#039; spoilers and news "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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