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
Nick Jordan (character) his portrayal of the character. Both "The Guardian" and the "Sunday Mirror" have likened Nick to George Clooney's ER character Doug Ross - "the one everyone fancies" - with the "Sunday Mirror" deeming him "Handsome, talented, hot-headed and passionate. [...] Dark, brooding, sexy. If your heart needs attention Nick Jordan's the man. 8/10." Andrew Billen for the "New Statesman" agrees that Nick is "good-looking", but suggests French's playing another "love rat" character after his "EastEnders" role to be type casting. Nick Jordan (character) Nick Jordan is a fictional character from the BBC medical dramas "Casualty" and "Holby City", portrayed by