Did you spot the ex-EastEnders star in BBC One's Noughts + Crosses?

Charlie Jones, one of six different actors to have played Phil Mitchell's son Ben, could be seen playing Danny - the character who was knocked out by police at the start of the episode.

It's been almost a decade since Jones left the soap, having joined the cast at the age of ten in 2006 and stayed in the role for four years – making him the longest-serving of the six actors to have played Ben.

Some fans reacted with shock to seeing the actor again all these years later, taking to social media to express their feelings.

One viewer tweeted, "WAIT.... Is that original Ben Mitchell!!!!!!"

https://twitter.com/Janksy_/status/1235679804235661314

Another wrote, "Enjoyed Noughts and Crosses tonight. Spotted the old Ben Mitchell straight away, too."

https://twitter.com/NessainBath/status/1235699048390197249

And a third tweeted, "Is the character Danny old Ben from Eastenders all grown up?! Gosh I feel old!"

https://twitter.com/MayeleRivie/status/1235675778471391249

One fan made a reference to a previous storyline concerning Ben, writing "Did OG Ben just get killed the same way he killed Heather? GUYS I CANNOT."

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This is a reference to the 2012 storyline in which Ben unintentionally killed Heather Trott after he hits her with a picture frame – although this was after Jones had left the soap, with Joshua Pascoe then in the role.

Ben Mitchell is currently played by Max Reid, who took on the character in 2019 after Harry Reid left the soap the previous year.

Noughts and Crosses continues next Thursday at 9pm while the first three episodes are currently available on iPlayer