Dr Legg (played by Leonard Fenton) was brought back to EastEnders when Walford stalwart Dot (June Brown) was concerned over her own health fears, believing she could be dying.
However, after it was revealed Dot was not about to meet her maker on the BBC soap, the pensioner was devastated to discover her dear friend Dr Legg was dying of cancer, wanting to spend his remaining days on the Square.
Since moving in with Dot, Dr Legg has faced some confrontation with Dot’s lodger Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ) and was heartbroken to discover his parents graves had been defaced by a group of disgruntled youths.
It was their most recent attack targeting Dr Legg’s past which saw the pensioner succumb to his ill health and over the past week, Dot has been preparing for his return so he could spend his last few days in the comfort of her home.
RIP Dr Legg
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Arriving back at Dot’s home, Dr Legg relived how he came to meet his late wife Judith, who died during World War II.
With his health deteriorating, Dr Legg mistook Dot’s granddaughter Bex Fowler (Jasmine Armfield) for his late wife, which upset the teenager.
However, as he relived his days with Judith to Dot, Bex’s mother Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) explained how in love the dying man was with his wife, revealing how the EastEnders icon had dug through the rubble with his bare hands when a bomb hit the Square to find his beloved Judith.
In the closing moments of the episode, Dr Legg told Dot how he wanted to kiss his wife again at which point, he passed away with the stalwart by his side.
Realising her friend had passed away, Dot told Dr Legg to go and find his wife after their years of being apart.
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