Emmerdale cast: who is leaving, returning to and joining the cast?

After over a year of terrifying Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu) wreaking havoc around the village, she finally left our screens earlier this year after being sentenced to 75 years in prison.

However, could we have further cast changes on the way?

Read on for your essential guide from RadioTimes.com to the latest Emmerdale cast news that you absolutely need to know.

Emmerdale cast: Who is leaving, returning to and joining the cast?

RETURNING

Tracy Metcalfe (Amy Walsh)

When is Tracy Metcalfe returning? TBC

As actress Amy Walsh went on maternity leave to spend time with her baby who she welcomed over Christmas with partner Toby-Alexander Smith (aka EastEnders' Gray Atkins), Tracy was written out of Emmerdale in an emotional exit storyline.

After splitting from Nate Robinson over his secret one-night-stand, Tracy seemed to be thawing towards him when she discovered that she had been offered a job in Nottingham to help other women suffering from post-natal depression as she had.

After an emotional farewell to Nate and sister Vanessa, Tracy and baby Frankie departed the village for a new life.

However, Tracy will return once Amy Walsh's maternity leave from the soap ends.

Will Tracy reconcile with Nate? And how will she feel if Nate has pursued a lustful new relationship in her absence?