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Renowned television actress Martha Cope has been cast in EastEnders as Sandy Gibson, Dotty Cotton's (played by Milly Zero) mum and will make her first on-screen appearance this autumn.
Martha, 51, has appeared in many popular TV shows including Doctors, Men Behaving Badly, Family Affairs, Doctor Who and Holby City.
Martha's character Sandy has a troubled life that she can't seem to escape. Her past alcohol problems led Sandy to a fleeting relationship with the notorious Nick Cotton (John Altman) in which she fell pregnant with Dotty, but she originally kept her pregnancy a secret.
Exciting: Renowned television actress Martha Cope, 51, has been cast in EastEnders as Sandy Gibson, Dotty Cotton's mum and will make her first on-screen appearance this autumn
She eventually told Nick about their daughter whilst he was in prison and he took over custody upon his release, lying to Dotty that Sandy had passed away in a
