AN EastEnders legend has landed a huge new role - just days after making a shock comeback to Walford. Joel Beckett is among the cast of star-studded Channel 5 drama The Feud. The actor, who played Jake Moon in the BBC soap, will appear alongside the likes of Jill Halfpenny and Rupert Penry-Jones.
Also in the cast are Larry Lamb , Chris Gascoyne, Ray Fearon and Amy Nuttall. Taking to Instagram , the actor shared: "Loved working on this earlier in the year, really looking forward to ‘The Feud’ on Channel 5 coming out later this year!" Previously, Joel was an EastEnders regular for two years, from 2004 to 2006. Read more on EastEnders In a surprise twist earlier this month, his character Jake returned to Albert Square for the first time in almost two decades.
Viewers saw Jake reunite with former lover Chrissie Watts (Tracy-Ann Oberman), who had just been released from prison . Cruising together in a sports car, they stopped off outside the Queen Vic, where Chrissie remarked: “Just had to see her one last time. Fancy a swift half?” However, Jake replied: “Nineteen years I’ve waited to get my hands on you again, a cheeky half in the Vic is not what I had in mind.
Most read in Soaps "Now get in that car.” The two drove off together, with Jake just missing out on seeing his cousin Alfie (Shane Richie). This cameo appearance finally resolved the long-running mystery of Jake's fate.
The character's final scenes back in 2006 implied he was about to be killed, following a .