Martha Cope, who played Sandy Gibson in the BBC soap and has also appeared in the likes of Holby City and Vera<\/a>, previously played DC Morden in Emmerdale between 2014 and 2015.<\/p>\n It is not known if she is expected to play the same character when she returns or not, but a source told The Sun<\/a>: \u201cMartha will appear later this year and kick off a huge storyline.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s making a guest appearance but she has an unmatched soap pedigree, so she\u2019s bound to impress fans.\u201d<\/p>\n Digital Spy<\/a> has reported that Cope will be playing a relative of one of the villagers and will appear in a brief stint.<\/p>\n RadioTimes.com<\/a> has reached out to ITV for comment.<\/p>\n Cope\u2019s EastEnders character Sandy is the mother of Dotty Cotton, who appeared on the square in a number of episodes in 2021. She left the square and her daughter\u2019s life, taking cash from Dotty\u2019s club and running off after previously having overdosed.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Emmerdale recently aired a shock departure for one long-standing character, as Liam Fox\u2019s Dan Spencer was sentenced<\/a>\u00a0to eight years in prison for manslaughter.<\/p>\n This came after he punched the man who had been talking his daughter Amelia, who later died in prison.<\/p> Another shock exit also aired in July, when fan favourite character Rishi Sharma was killed off<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Martha](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Martha-Cope-83fce9d.jpg?quality=90&resize=619%2C413\" "\\"Martha")
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