Dotty Cotton’s mother is heading back to Albert Square. <\/p>
Martha Cope will join the cast of BBC soap EastEnders<\/a> this autumn in the role of Sandy Gibson, the mother of Dotty Cotton (Milly Zero).<\/p>\n The character first appeared briefly back in 2010 (then played by Caroline Pegg), when she was reunited with her daughter for the first time by Dot Cotton (June Brown), whose villainous son Nick had taken her away.<\/p>\n Dotty returned to Walford without her mother in 2019, initially intending to study in London, but little has been known about the fate of her mother up to now.<\/p>\n That will soon change, however, when Sandy returns to Albert Square bringing plenty of drama with her, as the synopsis teases she has \u201ca troubled life that she can\u2019t seem to escape\u201d.<\/p> On her arrival to Albert Square, Cope said: \u201cI have watched EastEnders since it began and I\u2019m beyond excited to join such an iconic show and having a great time playing Sandy.\u201d<\/p>\n Little is known about exactly what the EastEnders writers have in store for Sandy, but we do know that it will be \u201cnot quite the reunion her daughter was hoping for\u201d.<\/p>\n EastEnders executive producer Jon Sen added: \u201cMartha is a brilliant addition to our cast \u2013 we\u2019re excited to welcome her to Walford. To say Sandy has a chequered past is an understatement and it\u2019s no secret that Dotty\u2019s upbringing was marred by her parents. Sandy\u2019s arrival catches Dotty off guard and she\u2019ll be forced to confront everything she\u2019s tried to leave behind.\u201d<\/p>\n Cope has previously appeared in a number of the UK\u2019s most popular shows, including Holby City, Vera, Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Doctor Who<\/a>, where she played Bad Wolf\u2019s Controller in Russell T Davies\u2019 first revived series.<\/p>\n