Doctors as Sian Corcoran - but eagle eyed viewers may have spotted that it is not the first time she has appeared in the BBC soap.Infact, Heather Craney has had many forgotton soap roles throughout the years - and Daily Star has taken a look at where you might recognise the actress from.Along with appearing in Line Of Duty as DCI Alice Prior and Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood as Emily Holroyd, Heather has appeared in Doctors no less than five times since 2011.Over a decade ago she made her first appearance as Debs Barraclough in the soap, before returning two years later in 2013 as Nikki Cranson.She later played Flo Cobb in 2016 and Viv Pierce in 2019, before making her recent return to the popular BBC soap earlier this year.However, her most famous soap role was as a potential love interest for Ian Beale in EastEnders, where she played Cheryl Matthews for six episodes in 2011.She helped find a place for Ian's son Bobby at a playgroup, and after mistakenly thinking that Ian's wife Jane Beale was dead, Ian went along with her mistake.Cheryl later kissed Ian on the cheek and offered to spend the night with him, but nearly found out the truth about Jane from Mo Harris in the square the next day.Before the truth could be revealed, Cheryl visited Ian, but he pretended to be ill as he had met another woman called Rebecca - putting an end to their short lived romance.During this time Heather also appeared in over six episodes of popular BBC drama Holby City, before it came to an end in 2022.As well as playing Melissa Finch, Amy Bonner and Judie Richards between 2005-2016, she also had a recurring role as Lucy Weir for three episodes, opposite other huge soap stars including Patsy Kensit.Along with The Bill, Vera Drake and Silent.

BBC Doctors Heather Craney's forgotten soap roles - EastEnders Ian's ex to 3 Holby jobs

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