EastEnders serial killer Gray Atkins is said to be making a shock return to the show - four years after being jailed for his crimes.

The character - played by Toby-Alexander Smith - murdered three Albert Square residents during his original stint on the BBC soap.

Namely, his wife Chantelle (Jessica Plummer), Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White) and Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami).

Justice finally caught up with Gray in March 2022, when he was arrested and sent to prison.

The villain is set to make a reappearance as part of a major new storyline.

A source told The Sun: 'Gray’s return is set to be explosive. He’s got unfinished business in Walford and fans won’t see it coming.'

Gray's return will involve Chelsea Fox (Zaraah Abrahams), his estranged second wife, as well as their son Jordan.

The Daily Mail has contacted the BBC for comment. 

Gray was first introduced to EastEnders in 2019, with then-wife Chantelle being part of the established Taylor family.

Following a high profile domestic abuse storyline, the lawyer murdered his spouse in September 2020.

Three months later, Tina discovered what had happened, prompting her demise at Gray's hands.

While Gray pushed Kush under a train in April 2021, as a means of preventing him from taking Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) away from Walford.