So he's just returning to film scenes now? I thought perhaps his scenes were already in the can and we'd see him pop back onscreen by February or March, or something like that. 

Weird to think we won't be seeing him until July at the earliest, but probably even as late as August?

Kate Mansi exits end of May Early June so we will see Ben before that. He was back filming in November 2015

So he's just returning to film scenes now? I thought perhaps his scenes were already in the can and we'd see him pop back onscreen by February or March, or something like that. 

Yep his scenes were filmed before Kate Mansi left

I thought perhaps his scenes were already in the can and we'd see him pop back onscreen by February or March, or something like that. 

You will. I don't spoil returns too many months in advance. For example, other returns happening later on I've only teased without any specifics.