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The actor and West End star, 59, has joined the cast of EastEnders.
He will play Terry Cant, the father of Sonia Fowler, in the BBC One soap.
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He said: “There’s so many of my friends who are not in this position, and I cannot tell you how lucky I am.
“And that’s why when I was on that square the first time, I cried.
“Because I appreciated how many other people would die to be here and would die to just be part of the business that I personally, and so many of my friends, have grown up in.
Updated / Sunday, 9 May 2021
06:07
Fans can find out what happens next on RTÉ One and BBC One on Tuesday, 18 May at 7:30pm
The first-look photos of Brian Conley as new
EastEnders character Terry Cant have been released ahead of his Albert Square debut on Tuesday week.
Fans have been promised that Terry s arrival will cause a huge shock in Walford.
Releasing the photos, the BBC said: Rainie bumps into a man looking for Albert Square – his name is Terry Cant.
Warning: spoiler alert! When West End star Conley s casting was announced in February,
EastEnders executive producer Jon Sen said: We had been searching for some time, but the moment we met Brian, we knew instantly we had found our man.
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