The BBC hit The Night Manager brought arms-dealing antagonist Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie) back to life mid-series to face off against his old adversary, MI6 agent Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston). Beware: plot spoilers aplenty …10 Jon Snow (Game of Thrones, 2011-2019)“They stabbed me. Why does everybody always think I’m dead?”) and lived to star in spin-off The Conners – by which time Roseanne was dead and he was a widower. 4 Buffy Summers (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, 1997-2003)View image in fullscreen Came back not just once but thrice! 2 Dirty Den (EastEnders, 1985-2005)View image in fullscreen ‘‘Ello princess’ … Leslie Grantham as Dirty Den and Letitia Dean as Sharon Watts.