EastEnders airs epic Cindy and David reunion in early iPlayer release

David Wicks (Michael French) is back in Walford after 10 years, but he didn't expect to see Cindy on his first day back.

The pair had managed to avoid each other – more on the part of Cindy who kept a low profile, not wanting to particularly see him.

David has other matters to deal with, as he returned to try and help Bianca (Patsy Palmer), who has been struggling with her mental health of late (though is also not admitting it to herself just yet).

The returnee went to pay Reiss (Johnny Freeman) a visit, concerned with him being the reason Bianca has been lashing out.

David was instantly unsure about Reiss, with the pair rubbing each other up the wrong way.

Cindy, meanwhile, caught up with George, who was surprised to not see her out and about.

Unwilling to tell George quite about her past with David, which saw her cheat on Ian, he wondered if she was struggling with not being able to tell another person how she was alive after all these years.

Cindy later put her war paint on (some eyeliner), and headed out to confront her past.

She saw David sitting on a bench in the middle of the Square, and approached him from behind.

"Bad pennies and that," Cindy joked, as his face dropped.

What will they have to say to each other after all this time?

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