He made brief returns to "EastEnders" in late January 2002 to appear in three episodes filmed in Spain, followed by a spin-off special episode titled "Perfectly Frank" in 2003 and made his final comeback to "EastEnders" for a few episodes in late 2005. In early 2006, he appeared on "The Paul O'Grady Show" and made it clear that he had no interest in any possible future re-appearances in EastEnders, and later that year he rejected another offer to return to the series.