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Holby City spoilers follow.
Holby City delivered a shock for Max McGerry tonight (April 20) as she discovered the truth about her son Louis McGerry's recent thefts from the hospital – leading her to make a huge decision.
Viewers have recently seen Louis (Tyler Luke Cunningham) taking desperate measures to help his friend Vicky (Juno Dawson) secure some money, resorting to stealing equipment from the hospital to sell on.
With senior staff aware that equipment is starting to go missing, Max (Jo Martin) ordered an audit to keep track of the disappearances, and Louis' problems went from bad to worse after Josh Hudson (Trieve Blackwood Cambridge) and Jeong-Soo Han (Chan Woo Lim) caught him in the act of stealing.
She then returned as yet another character, Nurse Rachel Culley, for a one off episode in 2011.
When was she last on Holby City?
Dona will appear on several episodes of Holby City this week (April 2021) as Sanya Morrison.
However, she previously appeared on the medical drama in 2008 for a single episode as a character called Amber.
And then as Paula Richards for another one-off appearance in 2004.
Dona as Emerald in EastEnders (Credit: BBC)
When was Dona Croll on EastEnders?
The actress played character Emerald Fox on EastEnders from January-February 2017.
But she also played character Joy Lucas for four episodes in 2006 and played a nursing sister across two episodes in 1988.