A screenwriter who penned an EastEnders episode watched by more ... him seven years later to write the cliffhanger moment as Dennis Rickman made his debut. Mr Lloyd started out writing children's ...

Well, until she was kidnapped and almost died in a gas explosion. Dennis Rickman seemed like a staple of EastEnders throughout the 2000s, but he was actually only on the show from 2003 to 2005.

Michelle Ryan, who left EastEnders 20 years ago in 2005 ... She had relationships with Dennis Rickman and Dirty Den, and even got engaged to Anthony Trueman. She also shared a controversial ...

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