Emmerdale viewers have been left stunned upon recognising the actress portraying DS Walsh.

Amanda Ryan made her first appearance on the ITV soap this month as the detective leading the investigation into the discovery of Nate Robinson's (Jurell Carter) body in the lake.

As avid fans will recall, Nate was murdered by John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth) last year and his body was subsequently discarded in the local lake.

However, the body was unearthed last week, sending shockwaves through the village. Before it was identified as Nate, Ruby Miligan (Beth Cordingly) believed the body to be that of her father and abuser, Anthony Fox (Nicholas Day).

Ruby had killed her father the previous year, with John Sugden aiding in the disposal of the body. Believing the body in the lake to be her father'

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