What do soap characters do when they go on the lam and disappear from our screens for months or even years, wonders Backchat.
Well one answer could be entering the wonderful world of general insurance.
Underwriting Agency Novitas, specialising in motorcycle insurance, is run by a couple of hard men, the Mitchells.
Unfortunately for those EastEnders fans out there, that's Paul and Richard Mitchell, not Grant and Phil.
They have no connection to the Arches, the Caff, or the Queen Vic. And, as yet, there's no sign of Peggy.