Billy Mitchell (EastEnders) revealed in 2006 that the role was extended by "coincidence and chance": "I was offered four episodes and here I am, about 800 later. [...] Ross Kemp (Grant) said that he was leaving, and there was a gap in the Mitchell family, so they brought me back to do stuff towards his leaving. After that they offered me a year." Billy was reintroduced in 1999, making recurring appearances. He was involved in the leaving storyline of Grant Mitchell in October 1999, before returning later in the year as a regular character. When Billy was first introduced, he was depicted as
Ross Kemp a documentary series exploring the impact of modern gang culture in the UK and around the world. He followed this up with the documentaries "Ross Kemp in Afghanistan", "Ross Kemp in Search of Pirates", "" and "". Kemp has written several books. Initially focusing on tie-ins to his various TV documentaries, 2011 saw the publication of his first fictional story, "Devil to Pay". A novel, "Moving Target", was released in summer 2012. In 1999, Kemp was elected as Rector of the University of Glasgow as the candidate of the Glasgow University Labour Club, but resigned the following year after the