By Sean O'grady For Mailonline
Published: 00:51 GMT, 16 February 2019 | Updated: 01:10 GMT, 16 February 2019
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Emotions reached breaking point in Friday night's episode of EastEnders as beloved character Harold Legg passed away.
Dr Legg, played by actor Leonard Fenton, 92, had reached 98 years of age on the soap but unfortunately lost his battle with pancreatic cancer in scenes shown at the end of the episode.
Harold returned to Albert Square to spend his final moments with none other than his longtime friend Dot Cotton, played by June Brown, 91.
Farewell: Emotions reached breaking point in Friday night's episode of EastEnders as beloved character Harold Legg, portrayed by Leonard Fenton, passed away
Dot realised the end was in sight for Dr Legg when he was brought back to the square and she saw the frail state he was in.
Hoping to make him think back on his younger days, Dot played him a DVD documentary of The Battle of Cable Street, a protest in London's East End in 1936 that he was said to have been involved in.
Sharing touching moments as Harold drifted away, the doctor held his father's pendant in his hand before his grip loosened and he passed away.
Emotional: Dr Legg had reached 98 years of age on the soap but unfortunately lost his battle with pancreatic cancer
Old friend: Harold returned to Albert Square to spend his final moments with none other than his longtime friend Dot
