EastEnders newcomer Christopher Fairbank is 70 in real-life – just 8 years older than on-screen son Colin Salmon

Inside Christopher Fairbank's nearly 50-year career: How new EastEnders star went from the halls of RADA to Hollywood

EastEnders welcomes two acting stalwarts onto the Square as Colin Salmon's on-screen parents

EastEnders SPOILER: Michelle Collins is seen getting cosy with ex-James Bond actor Colin Salmon on-set... as AFFAIR rumours cook up around their ex-couple characters