EastEnders fans are convinced Mark Fowler has come back from the dead after cryptic phone call
Viewers confuse new character with Todd Carty's beloved market trader who died after a battle with AIDS
EASTENDERS fans were sent into a spin last night after they confused Grant Mitchell's secret son with deceased market trader Mark Fowler.
Baffled viewers believed he had come back from the dead when Phil Mitchell went looking for the love child Grant fathered with Mark's sister Michelle - Mark Fowler, Jr.
In last night's episode, Phil made a phone call to get in touch with Grant's secret son, and fans were left confused when he asked to speak to Mark Fowler.
Many took to Twitter to express their confusion as Mark Fowler, played by Todd Carty, was written out of the show in 2003 when he died following a battle with AIDS.
Mark Fowler became a trending topic on the social networking website as fans debated whether Mark had come back from the dead.
One viewer wrote: What?!?!?! Mark fowler is alive?!?! I thought he died of aids whilst on a motorbike? How is he alive? #eastenders..."
Another added: "@bbceastenders I'm confused is Mark Fowler alive? could this be another dirty den episode ???? I hate waiting..."
One viewer even compared the soap to an episode of time travelling sci-fi show Doctor Who, writing: "This is as confusing as an episode of Doctor Who. Mark Fowler!?"
Many were convinced EastEnders bosses were about to bring Todd Carty back to the Square.
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It would follow the recent resurrection of deceased Kathy Beale, played by Gillian Taylforth, who recently made a comeback, years after the character was said to have died in a car crash.
One baffled viewer wrote: "Is this another #EastEnders resurrection?" and another tweeted: "Did Mark Fowler never die all along?. The plot thickens! #eastenders..."
Another posted: "Spent the best part of an hour trying to convince my parents that Mark Fowler has NOT been resurrected and it's a different mark #EastEnders..."
Michelle fell pregnant after a brief fling with Grant, and later moved to America where she raised the baby, who she named after her brother.
The grown-up Mark, played by Todd Carty, was written out of the show in 2003 as his character succumbed to an AIDS-related illness.
However, it now appears Mark Fowler, Jr. is about to make his debut in the show.
Phil went looking for his long-lost nephew after finding a letter in Sharon's handbag explaining the situation with Grant's love child.
Michelle wrote the note to Mitchell family matriarch Peggy before her death earlier this year.
Soap fans will now have to wait and see what happens when the lost Mitchell finally returns home.
