BBC Share By Nancy Brown Apr 2 2019 By Nancy Brown Apr 2 2019 Grange Hill's Lee MacDonald joins EastEnders after 32 years Zammo's back! EastEnders Share By Nancy Brown Apr 2 2019 By Nancy Brown Apr 2 2019 Grange Hill legend Lee MacDonald is joining the cast of EastEnders 32 years after playing Sammy ‘Zammo’ McGuire in the school drama. Lee, 50, who has been running a locksmith in London since quitting acting, will make a surprise return to screens following belatedly in the footsteps of other Grange Hill alumni Todd Carty and Susan Tully to join the soap for a brief stint. Lee as Zammo in Grange Hill (Credit: YouTube) Read more: EastEnders star Danielle Howard says she was “sterotyped” after show Lee played Zammo, a cheeky and loveable character who spiralled into heroin addiction, when he appeared in Grange Hill from 1982 to 1987. Lee will feature in two episodes of the BBC One soap this spring. He’ll play Terry, a London bus driver, and will go up against The Queen Vic landlord Mick Carter in a radio competition to win concert tickets. Article continues below Read all the latest spoilers Desperate to get the tickets for his beloved Linda, will Mick be able to clinch the prize or will Terry claim victory? Lee will act alongside Danny Dyer’s character Mick on EastEnders (Credit: BBC) Read more: EastEnders’ Sharon Mitchell’s brothers to return after split from Phil Mitchell? Lee said of his return to acting: “I am absolutely chuffed to bits and so excited to be briefly joining the cast of EastEnders. “I can’t say too much yet but watch this space. Top banana!” Zammo with fellow Grange Hill legendary character Roly (Credit: YouTube) Read more: Katie Jarvis has left EastEnders and Hayley will not return! Lee was most famous for Zammo’s descent into drug addiction and the cast’s recording on the charity single Just Say No, which reached No. 5 in the UK charts in 1986. The cast even performed the song at the Yankees Stadium in America where they met First Lady Nancy Reagan at the White House. Zammo’s drug storyline shocked viewers (Credit: YouTube) Read more: EastEnders viewers have unpopular prediction for Bobby Beale After leaving Grange Hill, Lee became a boxer and had small parts in Birds of a Feather and The Bill before retiring from acting. A source told The Sun: “EastEnders have made some surprise signings in the past and this is up there. “Nobody saw this coming but it’s a great nostalgia trip for viewers.” Are you looking forward to Lee’s acting return? Leave us a comment on our Facebook page @EntertainmentDailyFix and let us know what you think! Share Good to Know Share By Nancy Brown Apr 2 2019 By Nancy Brown Apr 2 2019
