No return for Enders' Miller family, says actor
Former EastEnders actor David Spinx has said that he thinks the departure of Darren Miller from the soap will spend the end for the family in Walford. Darren - played by Charlie G Hawkins - is the only remaining family member in Albert Square as they have departed gradually over the years. However Charlie recently announced he was leaving the show at the end of 2011 - and David, who played his screen dad Keith Miller, said he took this as a sign he would not be asked to return. "Darren is indeed the last of the Millers, so I don't know how that works out for the rest of us who might have wanted to return at some point," he said. "It would have been nice if he'd had a little wedding and we could've all turned up and had a reunion. I enjoyed my time on EastEnders immensely and of course I would go back." However David added that he was sure his former screen son would go on to bigger things. "He's a young fella with his whole career in front of him," he said, "and obviously doing EastEnders gives you a fantastic profile. I hope he gets an amazing exit story."
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